title: A meta-analysis of the association of glutathione S-transferase P1 gene polymorphism with the susceptibility of breast cancer.
abstract: Glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) is one of the important mutant sites for the cancer risk at present. The conclusions of the published reports on the relationship between GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer are still debated. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between GSTP1 and the risk of breast cancer. The association reports were identified from PubMed and Cochrane Library, and eligible studies were included and synthesized using meta-analysis method. 35 investigations were included into this meta-analysis for the association of GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism and breast cancer susceptibility, consisting of 40,347 subjects (18,665 patients with breast cancer and 21,682 controls). The association between GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk was not found for overall population, Caucasians and Africans. Interestingly, the GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism was associated with the susceptibility of breast cancer in Asians (G allele: OR = 1.10, 95 % CI: 1.04-1.17, P = 0.001; GG genotype: OR = 1.36, 95 % CI: 1.14-1.62, P = 0.0008; AA genotype: OR = 0.92, 95 % CI: 0.85-0.98, P = 0.02). Furthermore, the GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism was associated with the susceptibility of breast cancer for the analysis of the controls from hospital. In conclusion, GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism is associated with the breast cancer susceptibility in Asians. However, more studies on the relationship between GSTP1 A/G gene polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer should be performed in further.
authors: Department of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
authors: Jun-Jie
authors: JJ
authors: Liu
authors: Jin-Lu
authors: JL
authors: Liu
authors: Xing
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Xie
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Zeng
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C496556:GSTP1 protein, human; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi