title: Single nucleotide polymorphism in 5'-flanking region of BCL6 is not associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Mutations in the 5'-regulatory region of BCL6 were suggested to play a role in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) progression and in the transformation of follicular lymphoma to more aggressive diffuse large B-cell type. The aim of this study was to explore association between polymorphism G397C in the 5'-region of BCL6 and both incidence and progression of NHL in 154 NHL cases and 362 controls. Neither frequencies of the rare BCL6 allele 397C nor particular genotypes differed significantly between NHL cases and controls. There was no significant association of histological type of NHL and clinical characteristics with this polymorphism.
authors.affiliation: Biotransformations Group, National Institute of Public Health, Centre of Occupational Diseases, Srobárova 48, Prague 10, 100 42, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Susova
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trneny
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soucek
mesh_terms: D024506:5' Flanking Region / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011379:Prognosis; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: C084103:BCL6 protein, human; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6