title: DNMT3B -579 G>T Promoter Polymorphism and the Risk of Gastric Cancer in the West of Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many studies have suggested that modulation of DNMT3B function caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms of the DNMT3B promoter region may underlie the susceptibility to various cancers such as tumors of the digestive system. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of -579 G>T polymorphism in the promoter of the DNMT3B gene on risk of gastric cancer in a population from West Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a case-control study in 100 gastric cancer patients and 112 cancer-free controls to assess the correlation between DNMT3B -579 G>T (rs1569686) polymorphism and the risk of gastric cancer. Detection of genotypes of DNMT3B G39179T polymorphism was analyzed by PCR-RFLP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in the distribution of DNMT3B -579 G>T genotypes between the cases and controls. However, in the stratified analysis by clinicopathological characteristic types, we found that statistically, the risk susceptibility to gastric cancer was significantly associated with tumor grade II and GT/TT genotype of patients, compared to patients having GG genotype, (OR = 5.4737, 95% CI = 1.4746. 20.3184, P = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggested that the -579 T allele may increase the relative risk for the progression of clinicopathological characteristic of tumor grade of gastric cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Kulsom
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. asoleymani12@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.affiliation: Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Aliasghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiani
authors.affiliation: Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghanadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Noormohamadi
authors.affiliation: Fatemeh Zahra laboratory, Khorramabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Foroozan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sakinejad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D000097584:DNA Methyltransferase 3B
chemical_list: D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; D000097584:DNA Methyltransferase 3B
keywords: Clinicopathological characteristic; DNMT3B; Gastric tumor; Polymorphism (579 G>T: rs1569686)