title: Aurora-A and Cyclin D1 polymorphisms and the age of onset of colorectal cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
abstract: Polymorphisms in the 2 cell-cycle control genes Aurora A and Cyclin D1 have previously been associated with changes in the age of onset of colorectal cancer in persons harboring germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). In this report, we have genotyped 312 individuals, who all harbored confirmed causative mutations in either hMSH2 or hMLH1, for 2 polymorphisms, one in Aurora A (T91A) and the other in Cyclin D1 (G870A). The results reveal that the previous association with the Aurora A polymorphism could not be confirmed in our larger group of HNPCC patients. The Cyclin D1 polymorphism, however, was associated with a significant difference in the age of disease onset on patients harboring hMSH2 mutations, which was not observed in hMLH1 mutation carriers. A combined analysis of the Aurora A and Cyclin D1 polymorphisms did not reveal any obvious association. In conclusion, it appears that the polymorphic variant of Aurora A does not appear to be associated with variation in colorectal cancer risk in HNPCC, whereas there is a more complex relationship between the Cyclin D1 polymorphism and disease risk in HNPCC.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Bente A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Talseth
authors.forename: Katie A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: Cliff
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meldrum
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suchy
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurzawski
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lubinski
authors.forename: Rodney J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000473:pathology*; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000235:genetics*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D019938:Cyclin D1; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases