title: Association of Enhancer of Zeste 2 (EZH2) Genotypes with Bladder Cancer Risk in Taiwan.
abstract: Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and its incidence is particularly high in many developed regions including southwestern Taiwan. However, the genetic contribution to the etiology of bladder cancer is not well-understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) genotypes with Taiwan bladder cancer risk.
  
  
  
  Three polymorphic variants of EZH2 were analyzed regarding their association with bladder cancer risk, and three hundred and seventy-five patients with bladder cancer and same number of age- and gender-matched healthy controls recruited were genotyped by the PCR-RFLP method.
  
  
  
  Among the three polymorphic sites examined, the genotypes of EZH2 rs887569 (C to T), but not rs41277434 (A to C) or rs3757441 (T to C), were positively associated with bladder cancer risk (p for trend =0.0146). Individuals with the EZH2 rs887569 TT genotypes were associated with decreased cancer risk than those with wild-type CC genotype. The stratified analyses showed that EZH2 rs887569 TT genotypes had protective effects on non-smokers but obviously not on smokers.
  
  
  
  Our findings provide evidence that the T allele of EZH2 rs887569 may be associated with the lower risk of bladder cancer development, especially among non-smokers.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Wen-Shin
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chia-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Department of Ophthalmology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Pei-Shin
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Hsi-Chin
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Shih-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chieh-Lun
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chang-Hsien
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Yi-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. datian@mail.cmuh.org.tw artbau2@gmail.com.
authors.forename: DA-Tian
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Bau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000483:Alleles; D002453:Cell Cycle; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D015536:Down-Regulation; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C498409:EZH2 protein, human; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein
keywords: Bladder cancer; EZH2; Taiwan; genotype; polymorphism