title: Association of heparan sulfate proteoglycans SDC1 and SDC4 polymorphisms with breast cancer in an Australian Caucasian population.
abstract: Breast cancer is a common disease in both developing and developed countries with early identification and treatment improving prognosis and survival. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are key components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that mediate cell adhesion, motility, proliferation, invasion and cell signalling. Members of the syndecan family of HSPGs have been identified to be involved in breast cancer progression through their varied interactions with a number of growth factors, ligands and receptors. Specifically, high expression levels of syndecan-1 (SDC1) have been demonstrated in more invasive breast tumours while elevated syndecan-4 (SDC4) levels have been identified to correspond with improved prognosis. With genetic changes in the syndecans and their association with breast cancers plausible, we examined two single nucleotide polymorphisms in SDC1 (rs1131351) and SDC4 (rs67068737) within an Australian Caucasian breast cancer case/control population. No association was found with SDC4 and breast cancer in our population. However, a significant association between SDC1 and breast cancer was identified in both our case/control population and in a replication cohort. When both populations were combined for analysis, this association became more significant (genotype, p = 0.0003; allele, p = 0.0001). This data suggests an increased risk of developing breast cancer associated with the presence of the C allele of the SDC1 rs1131351 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and may provide a marker toward early breast cancer detection.
authors.affiliation: Genomics Research Centre, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia.
authors.forename: Rachel K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Okolicsanyi
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buffiere
authors.forename: Jose M E
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jacinto
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chacon-Cortes
authors.forename: Suzanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Philippa H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Youl
authors.forename: Larisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Haupt
authors.forename: Lyn R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D001315:Australia; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D053668:Syndecan-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D053671:Syndecan-4 / Q000235:genetics*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C508241:SDC1 protein, human; C508304:SDC4 protein, human; D053668:Syndecan-1; D053671:Syndecan-4