Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism at 6q25.1,rs2046210, with endometrial cancer risk among Chinese women.
- Author:
Guoliang LI
1
;
Yong-Bing XIANG
;
Regina COURTNEY
;
Jia-Rong CHENG
;
Bo HUANG
;
Ji-Rong LONG
;
Hui CAI
;
Wei ZHENG
;
Xiao-Ou SHU
;
Qiuyin CAI
Author Information
1. Division of Epidemiology and Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
genetics;
Body Weight;
Case-Control Studies;
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6;
Confidence Intervals;
Endometrial Neoplasms;
epidemiology;
ethnology;
genetics;
Estrogen Receptor alpha;
genetics;
Female;
Genotype;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Middle Aged;
Odds Ratio;
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide;
Postmenopause;
Risk Factors;
Waist-Hip Ratio
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer
2011;30(2):138-143
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A recent genome-wide association study identified a new susceptibility locus for breast cancer, rs2046210, which is a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located upstream of the estrogen receptor α(ESR1) gene on chromosome 6q25.1. Given that endometrial cancer shares many risk factors with breast cancer and both are related to estrogen exposure and that rs2046210 is in close proximity to the ESR1 gene, we evaluated the association of SNP rs2046210 with endometrial cancer risk among 953 cases and 947 controls in a population-based, case-control study conducted in Shanghai, China. Logistic regression models were used to derive odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) after adjusting for potential confounders. We found that the A allele of rs2046210, linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, was associated with increased but not statistically significant risk of endometrial cancer (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 0.96-1.41 for the GA and AA genotypes compared with the GG genotype); the association was stronger among post-menopausal women (OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.00-1.65). The association tended to be stronger among women with higher or longer estrogen exposure than among women with relatively lower or shorter exposure to estrogen. Our study suggests that rs2046210 may play a role in the etiology of endometrial cancer. Additional studies are needed to confirm our findings.
