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ABSTRACT: Background
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNAs play important roles in oncogenesis and cancer development. Objective. We aim to explore whether miR-646 rs6513497 is associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods
Total 997 HCC patients and 993 cancer-free controls were enrolled in this study. Genotyping was performed using MassARRAY method.Results
Compared with the T allele of rs6513497, the G allele was associated with a significantly decreased risk of HCC (OR = 0.788, 95% CI = 0.631-0.985, P = 0.037); moreover, a more protective effect of the G allele was shown in males (OR = 0.695, 95% CI = 0.539-0.897, P = 0.005 in HCC and OR = 0.739, 95% CI = 0.562-0.972, P = 0.030 in HBV-related HCC), basically in a dominant manner (HCC: OR = 0.681, 95% CI = 0.162-0.896, P = 0.006; HBV-related HCC: OR = 0.715, 95% CI = 0.532-0.962, P = 0.027).Conclusions
Our findings support the view that the miR-646 SNP rs6513497 may contribute to the susceptibility of HCC.
SUBMITTER: Wang R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142315 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Rui R Zhang Jun J Jiang Weiru W Ma Yanyun Y Li Wenshuai W Jin Bohan B Hu Heping H Wang Jiucun J Liu Yi Y Liu Jie J
TheScientificWorldJournal 20140807
<h4>Background</h4>Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNAs play important roles in oncogenesis and cancer development. Objective. We aim to explore whether miR-646 rs6513497 is associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.<h4>Methods</h4>Total 997 HCC patients and 993 cancer-free controls were enrolled in this study. Genotyping was performed using MassARRAY method.<h4>Results</h4>Compared with the T allele of rs6513497, the G allele was associated with a significantly decreased risk ...[more]