title: Haplotype of gene Nedd4 binding protein 2 associated with sporadic nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the Southern Chinese population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bcl-3 as an oncoprotein is overexpressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Nedd4 binding protein 2 (N4BP2), which is located in the NPC susceptibility locus, is a Bcl-3 binding protein. This study is aimed to explore the association between N4BP2 genetic polymorphism and the risk of NPC.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a hospital-based case-control study, including 531 sporadic NPC and 480 cancer-free control subjects from southern China. PCR-sequencing was carried out on Exons, promoter region and nearby introns of the N4BP2 gene. The expression pattern of N4BP2 and Bcl-3 was also analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed a statistically significant difference in haplotype blocks ATTA and GTTG between cases and controls. In addition, three novel SNPs were identified, two of which were in exons (loc123-e3l-snp2, position 39868005, A/G, Met171Val; RS17511668-SNP2, position 39926432, G/A, Glu118Lys), and one was in the intron6 (RS794001-SNP1, position 39944127, T/G). Moreover, N4BP2 was at higher levels in a majority of tumor tissues examined, relative to paired normal tissues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that haplotype blocks ATTA and GTTG of N4BP2 is correlation with the risk of sporadic nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the Southern Chinese population and N4BP2 has a potential role in the development of NPC.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China and Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, China. zhengmeizhen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mei-Zhen
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hai-De
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Xing-Juan
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ru-Hua
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-Zhen
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qi-Sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yi-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; C000631344:BCL3 protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C476254:N4BP2 protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes