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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and susceptibility to breast cancer

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and susceptibility to breast cancer
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and susceptibility to breast cancer
Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that variations in the levels of folate may contribute to the development of cancer. A functional polymorphic variant (C?T substitution at nucleotide 677) in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene results in the conversion of an alanine to a valine and may modify the risk of breast and other cancers.
Method: We have investigated the possible influence of this MTHFR variant on breast cancer risk in a case-control study of 233 healthy women and 335 women who had breast cancer that occurred under the age of 40 years, bilateral breast cancer or a family history of breast cancer.
Results: A significant excess of the valine genotypes was observed among the cases (odds ratio 1.43, 95% confidence interval 1.02–2.00). The effect was more pronounced among the cases with a breast cancer diagnosis under the age of 40 years, with an odds ratio of 1.66 (95% confidence interval 1.12–2.41). A nonsignificant excess of the valine genotypes was observed among the cases with a family history of breast cancer or bilateral breast cancer.
Conclusions: The low activity C677T (valine) genotype of MTHFR may increase the risk of early onset breast cancer.
breast cancer, mthfr, polymorphism
1465-5411
Campbell, Ian G.
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Baxter, Simon W.
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Eccles, Diana M.
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Choong, David Y. H.
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Campbell, Ian G.
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Baxter, Simon W.
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Eccles, Diana M.
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Choong, David Y. H.
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Campbell, Ian G., Baxter, Simon W., Eccles, Diana M. and Choong, David Y. H. (2002) Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and susceptibility to breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research, 4 (6). (doi:10.1186/bcr457).

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Abstract

Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that variations in the levels of folate may contribute to the development of cancer. A functional polymorphic variant (C?T substitution at nucleotide 677) in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene results in the conversion of an alanine to a valine and may modify the risk of breast and other cancers.
Method: We have investigated the possible influence of this MTHFR variant on breast cancer risk in a case-control study of 233 healthy women and 335 women who had breast cancer that occurred under the age of 40 years, bilateral breast cancer or a family history of breast cancer.
Results: A significant excess of the valine genotypes was observed among the cases (odds ratio 1.43, 95% confidence interval 1.02–2.00). The effect was more pronounced among the cases with a breast cancer diagnosis under the age of 40 years, with an odds ratio of 1.66 (95% confidence interval 1.12–2.41). A nonsignificant excess of the valine genotypes was observed among the cases with a family history of breast cancer or bilateral breast cancer.
Conclusions: The low activity C677T (valine) genotype of MTHFR may increase the risk of early onset breast cancer.

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Published date: 2002
Additional Information: Research Article
Keywords: breast cancer, mthfr, polymorphism

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Local EPrints ID: 26232
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/26232
ISSN: 1465-5411
PURE UUID: 5890c50a-93a5-4b1d-a4e8-f8e4797e313d
ORCID for Diana M. Eccles: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9935-3169

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Date deposited: 21 Apr 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:39

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Author: Ian G. Campbell
Author: Simon W. Baxter
Author: Diana M. Eccles ORCID iD
Author: David Y. H. Choong

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