Carboxypeptidase 4 gene variants and early-onset intermediate-to-high risk prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carboxypeptidase 4 (CPA4) is a zinc-dependent metallocarboxypeptidase on chromosome 7q32 in a region linked to prostate cancer aggressiveness. CPA4 is involved in the histone hyperacetylation pathway and may modulate the function of peptides that affect the growth and regulation of prostate epithelial cells. We examined the association between genetic variation in CPA4 and intermediate-to-high risk prostate cancer.

Methods

We studied 1012 men (506 cases and 506 controls) from Cleveland, Ohio. All cases had Gleason > or = 7, clinical stage > or = T2c, or PSA > or = 10 ng/mL at diagnosis. Six CPA4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped, and evaluated for their relation to prostate cancer. We also evaluated whether CPA4 variants influence risk of disease amon

SUBMITTER: Ross PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2657151 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature