Association between rs12045440 Polymorphism in the CAPZB Intron and Serum TSH Concentrations in Chinese Thyroid Tumor Patients.
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible influence of different genotypes of the lead single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs10917468 and rs12045440 in the CAPZB gene on the thyroid function in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and benign thyroid neoplasm (BN) patients. In the study, a significant association was detected between rs12045440 and serum TSH concentrations in thyroid tumor patients (p = 0.001). After the adjustment of relevant covariates, the difference between the mean serum TSH levels in different genotypes of rs12045440 was still significant in the BN group (p = 0.003) but was not significant in the PTC cases (p = 0.115). No significant association of rs10917468 with TSH levels was found. The SNP rs12045440 was associated with the serum TSH concentrations in Chinese thyroid tumor patients, especially in benign thyroid tumor cases.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China ; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China ; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Shouhao
S
Feng
Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Shengli
S
Lin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China.
Jidong
J
Zou
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China ; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yulong
Y
Wang
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China ; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Qinghai
Q
Ji
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China.
Zhenghua
Z
Lv