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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Both hereditary and environmental factors are important in the aetiology of malignant melanoma. Among the risk factors for malignant melanoma are immunodeficiency and immunosuppression. The recently identified NOD2 gene is involved in the regulation of immune function through activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). Three common NOD2 mutations -- 3020insC, G908R and R702W -- have been shown to be associated with chronic inflammatory disease such as Crohn's disease, the 3020insC also with human malignancy colorectal cancer. We examined the frequency of the NOD2 variants in 424 patients with malignant melanoma and 649 controls. The 3020insC mutation was present in 6.9% of unselected cases and 7% of the controls (odds ratio (OR) 1.0; P not significant). The mutation was present in 6.8% of 162 cases diagnosed under the age of 50 and in 7.1% of cases diagnosed after the age of 50. A mutation was present in the index case in 5% of 40 familial melanomas (OR 0.7; P not significant). There were no statistically significant differences between prevalence of G908R and R702W in malignant melanoma patients and controls. In conclusion, the three common NOD2 mutations are not associated with increased risk of development of malignant melanoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0959-8278
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
NOD2 variants and the risk of malignant melanoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics and Pathology, International Hereditary Cancer Center, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland. debniak@wp.pl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article