title: MNS16A tandem repeat minisatellite of human telomerase gene and prostate cancer susceptibility.
abstract: Telomere dysfunction is an early event in the development of prostate cancer and telomerase (TERT) activity is detectable in the majority of prostate cancers. Genetic variation in TERT and its regulatory elements may influence prostate carcinogenesis. MNS16A, a functional polymorphic tandem repeat minisatellite of TERT, has been studied in several malignancies. We determined MNS16A genotypes in an Austrian case-control study for the first time in the context of prostate cancer, comprising 1165 prostate cancer cases and 674 benign prostate hyperplasia controls with PCR. In addition to the five reported variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs), we identified VNTR-212, a rare variant, for the first time in a European population. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed no differences in genotype distribution between cases and controls. However, in stratified analysis, MNS16A VNTR-274 (OR = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.06-0.79, P = 0.016) and genotype 274/302 (OR = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.01-0.58, P = 0.005) were associated with a significantly decreased risk of prostate cancer in the age group >70 years. Our finding of a MNS16A genotype conferring a protective effect against prostate cancer in older men suggests a potential role of this polymorphism in prostate cancer susceptibility but demands to be validated in further studies.
authors: Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Hofer
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Zerelles
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Baierl
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Madersbacher
authors: Georg
authors: G
authors: Schatzl
authors: Agnes
authors: A
authors: Maj-Hes
authors: Hedwig
authors: H
authors: Sutterlüty-Fall
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Gsur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001483:Base Sequence; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019098:Telomerase