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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a major enzyme found in neutrophils. Oxidation by MPO produces free radicals that demonstrate genotoxic properties. A polymorphism (G to A) within the promotor region of the MPO gene reduces transcription and expression. This polymorphism is associated with a protective effect against some cancers in adults including lung cancer. The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of this MPO polymorphism on the risk of hepatoblastoma, the most common cancer of the liver in childhood. By using PCR-SSCP, we determined the genotype at this polymorphism in 48 cases of Caucasian children with hepatoblastoma and 180 normal controls. Genotypes were confirmed by a second method using Aci I restriction enzyme restriction. We found that A allele was associated with reduced risk of hepatoblastoma of 50% (OR, 0.51; 95%CI, 0.27-0.93) and G/A or A/A genotype reduced the risk by 56% (OR, 0.44; 95%CI, 0.21-0.90). Our data suggest that A allele is a protective factor with regard to the risk of hepatoblastoma, perhaps by altering genotoxic properties of xenobiotic substances which may act as carcinogens.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Child, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Hepatoblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12800195-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Myeloperoxidase promotor polymorphism and risk of hepatoblastoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-8593, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't