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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6B
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the hypermethylation status of the promoter regions of tumour suppressor genes in breast tissues from healthy women and identify the determinants of these epigenetic changes. Questionnaires and breast tissues were collected from healthy women without a history of cancer and undergoing reduction mammoplasty (N= 141). Methylation for p16(INK4), BRCA1, ERalpha and RAR-beta promoter regions from breast tissues were determined by methylation specific PCR. Associations were examined with chi-square and Fisher's exact test as well as logistic regression. All statistical tests were two-sided. p16(INK4), BRCA1, ERalpha and RAR-beta hypermethylation were identified in 31%, 17%, 9% and 0% of the women, respectively. Women with BRCA1 hypermethylation had an eight-fold increase in the risk of ERalpha hypermethylation (P= 0.007). p16(INK4) hypermethylation was present in 28% of African-Americans, but 65% in European-Americans (P= 0.02). There was an increased likelihood of p16(INK4) or BRCA1 hypermethylation for women with family history of cancer (OR 2.3; 95%CI: 1.05-4.85 and OR 5.0; 95%CI: 1.55-15.81, respectively). ERalpha hypermethylation was associated with family history of breast cancer (OR 6.6; 95%CI: 1.58-27.71). After stratification by race, p16(INK4) in European-Americans and BRCA1 hypermethylation in African-Americans were associated with family history of cancer (OR 3.8; 95%CI: 1.21-12.03 and OR 6.5; 95%CI: 1.33-31.32, respectively). Gene promoter hypermethylation was commonly found in healthy breast tissues from women without cancer, indicating that these events are frequent and early lesions. Race and family history of cancer increase the likelihood of these early events.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1582-4934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1468-75
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-African Americans, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Continental Population Groups, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Family, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Health, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Mammaplasty, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Tumor Suppressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19799643-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Familial and racial determinants of tumour suppressor genes promoter hypermethylation in breast tissues from healthy women.
pubmed:affiliation
Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC 20057-1465, USA. rgd2@georgetown.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.