Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology and AIDS Reference Centre, National Cancer Institute, 'Fondazione Pascale', Naples, Italy.
Biomarkers. 2011 Feb;16(1):42-50. doi: 10.3109/1354750X.2010.525664. Epub 2010 Oct 28.
A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the MDM2 promoter (SNP309; rs2279744) causes elevated transcription of this major negative regulator of p53 in several cancer types. We investigated MDM2 SNP309 and CDKN1A (p21/Waf1/Cip1) codon 31 (rs1801270) polymorphisms in 86 cases of cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) from African and Caucasian patients, and 210 healthy controls. A significant increase of the MDM2 SNP309 T/G genotype was observed among classic KS cases (odds ratio 2.38, 95% confidence interval 1.0-5.5). Frequencies of CDKN1A codon 31 genotypes were not significantly different between cases and controls. The results suggest that the MDM2 SNP309 G allele may act as a susceptibility gene for the development of classic KS in Caucasian patients.
一个单核苷酸多态性在 MDM2 启动子(SNP309;rs2279744)导致这个主要的负调控 p53 在几种癌症类型转录升高。我们研究了 MDM2 SNP309 和 CDKN1A(p21/Waf1/Cip1)密码子 31(rs1801270)多态性在 86 例来自非洲和高加索患者的皮肤卡波西肉瘤(KS)和 210 例健康对照者中。在经典 KS 病例中观察到 MDM2 SNP309 T/G 基因型显著增加(比值比 2.38,95%置信区间 1.0-5.5)。病例与对照组之间 CDKN1A 密码子 31 基因型的频率无显著差异。结果表明,MDM2 SNP309 G 等位基因可能是高加索患者发生经典 KS 的易感基因。