Distinct cancer-specific survival in metastatic prostate cancer patients classified by a panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms of cancer-associated genes.

ABSTRACT: Individual genetic variations may have a significant influence on the survival of metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) patients. We aimed to identify target genes and their variations involved in the survival of PCa patients using a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel. A total of 185 PCa patients with bone metastasis at the initial diagnosis were analyzed. Germline DNA in each patient was genotyped using a cancer SNP panel that contained 1,421 SNPs in 408 cancer-related genes. SNPs associated with survival were screened by a log-rank test. Fourteen SNPs in 6 genes, XRCC4, PMS1, GATA3, IL13, CASP8, and IGF1, were identified to have a statistically significant association with cancer-specific survival. The cancer-specific survival times of patients grouped according to the number of risk

SUBMITTER: Tsuchiya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3743152 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature