Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Wnt signaling pathway genes with breast cancer in Saudi patients.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer is a complex heterogeneous disease involving genetic and epigenetic alterations in genes encoding proteins that are components of various signaling pathways. Candidate gene approach have identified association of genetic variants in the Wnt signaling pathway genes and increased susceptibility to several diseases including breast cancer. Due to the rarity of somatic mutations in key genes of Wnt pathway, we investigated the association of genetic variants in these genes with predisposition to breast cancers. We performed a case-control study to identify risk variants by examining 15 SNPs located in 8 genes associated with Wnt signaling. Genotypic analysis of individual locus showed statistically significant association of five SNPs located in β-catenin, AXIN2, DKK3, SFRP3 and

SUBMITTER: Alanazi MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3597615 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature