title: Investigation of insulin resistance gene polymorphisms in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.
abstract: We aimed to investigate insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) genotypes, which are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of many solid tumors and have thus far not been studied in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The study consisted of 93 patients diagnosed with DTC (79 females, 14 males) and 111 healthy control subjects (63 females, 48 males). The anthropometric measurements, lipid profiles, thyroid function tests and homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) as an indicator of insulin resistance (IR) of all patients were recorded. In addition IRS-1, IRS-2 and IGFBP-3 gene polymorphisms were determined by using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was tested for each gene polymorphisms, and genetic effects were evaluated by the Chi Square test and multiple logistic regression. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), body mass index, waist circumference and serum total cholesterol levels were significantly higher in patients with DTC than in the control group. There was no difference between the two groups with respect to IRS-1, IRS-2 and IGFBP-3 gene polymorphisms. In addition, these gene polymorphisms were found to have no effect on lymph node metastases or tumor staging. While, obesity and increased HOMA-IR may be risk factors in DTC development, we suggest that IRS-1, IRS-2 and IGFBP-3 gene polymorphisms do not play an important role in pathogenesis of DTC.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Trakya, Edirne, Turkey.
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Akker
authors: Sibel
authors: S
authors: Güldiken
authors: Tammam
authors: T
authors: Sipahi
authors: Orkide
authors: O
authors: Palabıyık
authors: Ayhan
authors: A
authors: Tosunoğlu
authors: Özlem
authors: Ö
authors: Çelik
authors: Nermin
authors: N
authors: Tunçbilek
authors: Atakan
authors: A
authors: Sezer
authors: Necdet
authors: N
authors: Süt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: C526292:IRS1 protein, human; C526297:IRS2 protein, human; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3