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Vitamin D Status and Association of VDR Genetic Polymorphism to Risk of Breast Cancer in Ethiopia.


ABSTRACT: Emerging evidence associates vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) genetic variations with risk for breast cancer. This study investigated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with tumor characteristics and the implications of VDR genetic variations for risk of breast cancer in Ethiopia. This unmatched case⁻control study involved 392 female breast cancer patients and 193 controls. The plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D₃) level was quantified in chemotherapy-naïve (N = 112) and tamoxifen-treated patients (N = 89). Genotyping for the VDR common variant alleles rs7975232 (ApaI), rs2228570 (FokI), and rs731236 (TaqI) was done. Eighty-six percent of the patients were vitamin D deficient (<50 nmol/L). Chemotherapy-naïve breast cancer patients had a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (91.9% vs. 78.3%) compared to the tamoxifen-treated group (p < 0.001). The prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency (<25 nmol/L) was significantly higher in chemotherapy-naïve (41.1%) than tamoxifen-treated (11.2%) patients. Vitamin D deficiency was not significantly associated with tumor characteristics or VDR genotype. The rs2228570 GG genotype was associated with increased risk of breast cancer (OR = 1.44, 95% confidence interval = 1.01-2.06). Our result indicates that rs2228570 might be a moderate risk factor for breast cancer development in the Ethiopian population. The high prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency in treatment-naïve breast cancer patients indicates the need for nutritional supplementation of vitamin D at the time of chemotherapy initiation.

SUBMITTER: Ahmed JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412905 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Vitamin D Status and Association of <i>VDR</i> Genetic Polymorphism to Risk of Breast Cancer in Ethiopia.

Ahmed Jemal Hussien JH   Makonnen Eyasu E   Fotoohi Alan A   Yimer Getnet G   Seifu Daniel D   Assefa Mathewos M   Tigeneh Wondmagegnehu W   Aseffa Abraham A   Howe Rawleigh R   Aklillu Eleni E  

Nutrients 20190129 2


Emerging evidence associates vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (<i>VDR</i>) genetic variations with risk for breast cancer. This study investigated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with tumor characteristics and the implications of <i>VDR</i> genetic variations for risk of breast cancer in Ethiopia. This unmatched case⁻control study involved 392 female breast cancer patients and 193 controls. The plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D₃) level was quantified in ch  ...[more]

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