Identification of Thr241Met Polymorphisms of the XRCC3 Gene in People with Gastric Cancer in the Amazon Region, Brazil

Autor: Do Nascimento Rodrigues As, Picanço Om, Lobato Ll, Da Silva Cabra l S, Do Nascimento Re, Vanzeler Tl
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine. 11
ISSN: 1747-0862
Popis: XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphism has been associated with cancer susceptibility. Studies have shown a relationship between Thr241Met polymorphism and gastric cancer. The present study was aimed at examining the presence of XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphism in patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in the city of Macapa. We analyzed 150 DNA samples, of which 100 comprised the control group and 50 were case patients. Our findings revealed that 76% of case samples had the Thr/Met genotype (OR (CI 95% 54.29 (18.84-156.38) p ≤ 0.0001) whereas in the control group, the same genotype represented 7%. Also, most gastric cancer patients with XRCC3 241Met polymorphism were heterozygotes. Given the small sample size in this study, a larger number of patients will be analyzed.
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