title: Association of breast cancer progression with a vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism. South-East Sweden Breast Cancer Group.
abstract: The vitamin D3 receptor gene (VDR) contains a TaqI RFLP that is associated with increased VDR mRNA stability, increased serum levels of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-D3), and decreased risk for prostate cancer. Determination of the TaqI genotype, in a group of young women with breast cancer (n = 111; age, <37 years) and a control population (n = 130), revealed no overall association to risk for breast cancer. However, patients without TaqI site (TT genotype) showed a significantly increased risk for lymph node metastasis (relative risk, 1.8, 95% confidence interval, 1.3-2.6). Furthermore, a tendency toward an increased survival was found among estrogen receptor-positive, tamoxifen-treated patients who were homozygous for the TaqI site (P = 0.075). We conclude that polymorphism in the VDR gene may influence tumor progression and tamoxifen treatment response in early-onset breast carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lundin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Söderkvist
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergman-Jungeström
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wingren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D018450:Disease Progression; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000737:chemistry / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000235:genetics*; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis; D012306:Risk; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013629:Tamoxifen; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C027046:TCGA-specific type II deoxyribonucleases