title: Glutathione S-transferase P1 Genetic Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer Risk.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the potential association between the GSTP1 genotype and the development of breast cancer, a hospital based case-control study was conducted in South Korea. MATERIALS AND METGODS: The study population consisted of 171 histologically confirmed incidents of breast cancer cases, and 171 age-matched controls with no present, or previous, history of cancer. A PCR method was used for the genotyping analyses, and statistical evaluation was performed by an unconditional logistic regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No association was observed in the study subjects, or the premenopausal women group with GSTP1 Val allele. However, postmenopausal women with GSTP1 Val allele had a reduced risk of breast cancer (OR=0.3, 95% CI=0.1~0.7). When the data were stratified, by the known risk factors of breast cancer, a significant interaction was observed between the GSTP1 genotype and alcohol consumption (p for interaction = 0.01); women with GSTP1 Val allele, that drank regularly, had a 3.0-fold increased risk of breast cancer (95% CI=1.1~7.9), whereas women with GSTP1 Val allele, that never drink, had protective effects (OR=0.4, 95% CI=0.2~0.8).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest that GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism influences the individual susceptibility to breast cancer, and that this effect may be modified by alcohol consumption.
authors.forename: Sook Un
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung Mu
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sue Kyung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Keun Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Dong Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Kook Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Se Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Daehee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Breast neoplasm; Genetic polymorphism; Glutathione S-transferase