title: Distribution of HER2(V655) genotypes in breast cancer cases and controls in the United States.
abstract: The minor variant frequency of a HER2 polymorphism (HER2(V655)) has been determined for 471 United States women enrolled in a multiracial case-control study. Allelic frequencies varied significantly by race. Genotypic distributions showed no excess breast cancer risk associated with inheritance of HER2(V655) either as carriers (OR=1.2, 95% CI=0.8-1.9), heterozygotes (OR=1.2, 95% CI=0.8-1.9), or homozygotes (OR=1.4, 95% CI=0.4-4.2). Nor was there a significant association when each racial group was considered separately. The current study suggests the HER2(V655) allele is not a breast cancer risk factor for Caucasians, African-Americans, or Latinas.
authors.affiliation: Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keshava
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: McCanlies
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keshava
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weston
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D018734:Genes, erbB-2; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology