title: Genetic variants of CYP19 (aromatase) and breast cancer risk.
abstract: The effect of a SNP in exon 10 of CYP19 on tumor mRNA levels and splice variants were studied and correlated with clinical parameters and risk of breast cancer. In the vast majority of breast cancers, the estrogen levels modulate the tumor growth and depend on the activity of CYP19. Patients (n=481) and controls (n=236) were genotyped by T-tracks in a single sequencing reaction (SSR). The frequency of TT genotypes was significantly higher in patients versus controls (P=0.007) particularly among those with stage III and IV disease (P=0.004) and with tumors larger than 5 cm (P=0.001). A significant association between presence of the T allele and the level of aromatase mRNA in the tumors was observed (P=0.018), as well as with a switch from adipose promoter to ovary promoter (P=0. 004). Previously, we reported a rare polymorphic allele of CYP19 (repeat (TTTA)12) to be significantly more frequent in breast cancer patients than in controls. Here we describe another polymorphism, a C - T substitution in exon 10 of the CYP19 gene which is in strong linkage disequilibrium with the (TTTA)n polymorphism but with higher frequency of the variant allele. Our data suggest that the T-allele of the CYP19 gene is associated with a 'high activity' phenotype. Oncogene (2000) 19, 1329 - 1333.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello 0310, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haraldsen
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lonning
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erikstein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kåresen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Børresen-Dale
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000273:Adipose Tissue; D001141:Aromatase / Q000235:genetics*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017354:Point Mutation; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D004967:Estrogens; D001141:Aromatase