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ABSTRACT: Background
ErbB3 is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ERBB) family of receptor tyrosine kinases. Recent research has shown that amplification of this gene is related to prostate, bladder and breast cancers, as well as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) metabolism. LDL-C plays a considerable role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Thus, the present study assessed the association between human ErbB3 gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) in Han and Uygur populationsin China.Methods
We performed two independent case-control studies with a Han population (339 CAD patients and 395 control subjects) and a Uygur population (306 CAD patients and 325 control subjects). All of the CAD patients and controls were genotyped for the same three single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs877636, rs705708, and rs10783779) in the ErbB3 gene by real-time PCR.Results
In the Han population, rs877636 polymorphisms were associated with CAD on the basis of the genotypes, dominant model, additive model, and allele frequency (for genotypes: P = 0.008; for dominant model: P = 0.003; for additive model: P = 0.004; for allele: P = 0.008), and these significant difference was retained (all P < 0.05) after adjusting for the major confounding factors.Conclusion
The CT genotype and C allele of rs877636 in the ErbB3 gene could be a genetic marker of CAD risk for the Han population in China.
SUBMITTER: Maitusong B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4659067 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maitusong Buamina B Xie Xiang X Ma Yi-Tong YT Fu Zhen-Yan ZY Yang Yi-Ning YN Li Xiao-Mei XM Liu Fen F Chen Bang-Dang BD Gai Min-Tao MT
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine 20150915 9
<h4>Background</h4>ErbB3 is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ERBB) family of receptor tyrosine kinases. Recent research has shown that amplification of this gene is related to prostate, bladder and breast cancers, as well as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) metabolism. LDL-C plays a considerable role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Thus, the present study assessed the association between human ErbB3 gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CA ...[more]