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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Klotho is a transmembrane protein that can be shed and act as a circulating hormone and is a putative tumor suppressor in breast cancer. A functional variant of KLOTHO (KL-VS) contains two amino acid substitutions F352V and C370S and shows reduced activity. Germ-line mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 substantially increase lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Yet, penetrance of deleterious BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is incomplete even among carriers of identical mutations. We examined the association between KL-VS and cancer risk among 1115 Ashkenazi Jewish women: 236 non-carriers, 631 BRCA1 (185delAG, 5382insC) carriers and 248 BRCA2 (6174delT) carriers. Among BRCA1 carriers, heterozygosity for the KL-VS allele was associated with increased breast and ovarian cancer risk (hazard ratio 1.40, 95% confidence intervals 1.08-1.83, P=0.01) and younger age at breast cancer diagnosis (median age 48 vs 43 P=0.04). KLOTHO and BRCA2 are located on 13q12, and we identified linkage disequilibrium between KL-VS and BRCA2 6174delT mutation. Studies in breast cancer cells showed reduced growth inhibitory activity and reduced secretion of klotho F352V compared with wild-type klotho. These data suggest KL-VS as a breast and ovarian cancer risk modifier among BRCA1 mutation carriers. If validated in additional cohorts, the presence of KL-VS may serve as a predictor of cancer risk among BRCA1 mutation carriers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1476-5594
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-BRCA1 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-BRCA2 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Glucuronidase, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Jews, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Linkage Disequilibrium, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19802015-Ovarian Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional variant of KLOTHO: a breast cancer risk modifier among BRCA1 mutation carriers of Ashkenazi origin.
pubmed:affiliation
The Institute of Oncology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. wolf-i@inter.net.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study