Common NOD2/CARD15 variants are not associated with susceptibility or the clinicopathologic characteristics of sporadic colorectal cancer in Hungarian patients

Autor: Gemela Orsolya, Osztovits Janos, Fischer Simon, Lakatos Laszlo, Fuszek Peter, Zinober Kerstin, Szalay Ferenc, Hitre Erika, Lakatos Peter, Veres Gabor, Papp Janos, Ferenci Peter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: BMC Cancer, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 54 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-7-54
Popis: Abstract Background Epidemiological observations suggest that cancer arises from chronically inflamed tissues. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a typical example as patients with longstanding IBD are at an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC) and mutations of the NOD2/CARD15 gene increase the risk for Crohn's disease (CD). Recently, NOD2/CARD15 has been associated with a risk for CRC in some studies, which stemmed from ethnically diverse populations. Our aim was to identify common NOD2/CARD15 mutations in Hungarian patients with sporadic CRC. Methods A total of 194 sporadic CRC patients (m/f: 108/86, age at diagnosis of CRC: 63.2 ± 9.1 years old) and 200 healthy subjects were included. DNA was screened for SNP8, SNP12 and SNP13 NOD2/CARD15 mutations by denaturing-HPLC and confirmed by direct sequencing. Results NOD2/CARD15 mutations were found in 28 patients (14.4%) and in 23 controls (11.5%, p = NS). Allele frequencies for SNP8/R702W (1.8% vs. 1.5%) SNP12/G908R (1.8% vs. 1.8%) and SNP13/3020insC (3.6% vs. 2.5%) were also not statistically different between patients and controls. The clinicopathologic characteristics of CRC patients with or without NOD2/CARD15 mutations were not significantly different. Conclusion Our results suggest that common NOD2/CARD15 mutations alone do not contribute to CRC risk in the Hungarian population.
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