Polymorphism of the p38β gene in patients with colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT: The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways have been proposed to participate in the pathological process of cancer by affecting inflammation, proliferation, metastasis and cell survival. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs2235356, -1628A→G) in the promoter region of the p38β gene has been proposed as a genetic modifier for colorectal cancer (CRC) in a Chinese population. The present study evaluated the susceptibility of patients possessing this SNP to CRC, in addition to determining its association with clinical parameters in Swedish patients with CRC. Using the LightSNiP genotyping assay, this SNP was screened in 389 patients with CRC and 517 control subjects. No significant difference in the genotype distribution or in the allelic

SUBMITTER: Dimberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4114648 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature