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Haplotype analysis of CYP11A1 identifies promoter variants associated with breast cancer risk.


ABSTRACT: The CYP11A1 gene encodes the cholesterol side chain cleavage enzyme that catalyzes the initial and rate-limiting step of steroidogenesis. A large number of epidemiologic studies have implicated the duration and degree of endogenous estrogen exposure in the development of breast cancer in women. Here, we conduct a systematic investigation of the role of genetic variation of the CYP11A1 gene in breast cancer risk in a study of 1193 breast cancer cases and 1310 matched controls from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study. We characterize the genetic architecture of the CYP11A1 gene in a Chinese study population. We then genotype tagging polymorphisms to capture common variation at the locus for tests of association. Variants designating a haplotype encompassing the gene promoter are significantly associated with both increased expression (P = 1.6e-6) and increased breast cancer risk: heterozygote age-adjusted odds ratio (OR), 1.51 [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.19-1.91]; homozygote age-adjusted OR, 2.94 (95% CI, 1.22-7.12), test for trend, P = 5.0e-5. Among genes controlling endogenous estrogen metabolism, CYP11A1 harbors common variants that may influence expression to significantly modify risk of breast cancer.

SUBMITTER: Yaspan BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2805128 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Haplotype analysis of CYP11A1 identifies promoter variants associated with breast cancer risk.

Yaspan Brian L BL   Breyer Joan P JP   Cai Qiuyin Q   Dai Qi Q   Elmore J Bradford JB   Amundson Isaac I   Bradley Kevin M KM   Shu Xiao-Ou XO   Gao Yu-Tang YT   Dupont William D WD   Zheng Wei W   Smith Jeffrey R JR  

Cancer research 20070601 12


The CYP11A1 gene encodes the cholesterol side chain cleavage enzyme that catalyzes the initial and rate-limiting step of steroidogenesis. A large number of epidemiologic studies have implicated the duration and degree of endogenous estrogen exposure in the development of breast cancer in women. Here, we conduct a systematic investigation of the role of genetic variation of the CYP11A1 gene in breast cancer risk in a study of 1193 breast cancer cases and 1310 matched controls from the Shanghai Br  ...[more]

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