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result sql = Association of homozygous wild-type glutathione S-transferase M1 genotype with increased breast cancer risk.
Association of homozygous wild-type glutathione S-transferase M1 genotype with increased breast cancer risk.
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result sql = More than 500 studies have examined the association of the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) genotype with various malignancies yielding inconsistent results. The genotyping was based on a PCR assay that identified the GSTM1 null (-/-) genotype but did not distinguish homozygous wild-type (+/+) and heterozygous (+/-) individuals. We developed an assay that allowed the definition of +/+, +/-, and -/- genotypes by separate identification of wild-type and null alleles, which were found with frequencies of 0.225 and 0.775, respectively, in Caucasian women. We applied the new assay to a breast cancer case-control study and identified the +/+ genotype in 14 (6.9%) of 202 control subjects compared with 37 (18.2%) of 203 patients. Compared with women with the -/- genotype, the relative risk of breast cancer for the +/+ genotype was 2.83 (95% confidence interval, 1.45-5.59; P = 0.002), suggesting a protective effect of the GSTM1 deletion.

Publication: Cancer Res. 2004 Feb 15 ;64(4)::1233-6.
Publication Date: 2004 Feb 15
Study Author(s): Roodi, Nady;Dupont, William D;Moore, Jason H;Parl, Fritz F;
Institution: Department of Pathology, Program in Human Genetics and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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More than 500 studies have examined the association of the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) genotype with various malignancies yielding inconsistent results. The genotyping was based on a PCR assay that identified the GSTM1 null (-/-) genotype but did not distinguish homozygous wild-type (+/+) and heterozygous (+/-) individuals. We developed an assay that allowed the definition of +/+, +/-, and -/- genotypes by separate identification of wild-type and null alleles, which were found with frequencies of 0.225 and 0.775, respectively, in Caucasian women. We applied the new assay to a breast cancer case-control study and identified the +/+ genotype in 14 (6.9%) of 202 control subjects compared with 37 (18.2%) of 203 patients. Compared with women with the -/- genotype, the relative risk of breast cancer for the +/+ genotype was 2.83 (95% confidence interval, 1.45-5.59; P = 0.002), suggesting a protective effect of the GSTM1 deletion.
PMID: 14973116

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