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TITLE
Polymorphisms in nevus-associated genes MTAP, PLA2G6, and IRF4 and the risk of invasive cutaneous melanoma.
ABSTRACT
An evolving hypothesis postulates that melanomas may arise through 'nevus-associated' and 'chronic sun exposure' pathways. We explored this hypothesis by examining associations between nevus-associated loci and melanoma risk across strata of body site and histological subtype. We genotyped 1028 invasive case patients and 1469 controls for variants in methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), phospholipase A2, group VI (PLA2G6), and Interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4), and compared allelic frequencies globally and by anatomical site and histological subtype of melanoma. Odds-ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using classical and multinomial logistic regression models. Among controls, MTAP rs10757257, PLA2G6 rs132985 and IRF4 rs12203592 were the variants most significantly associated with number of nevi. In adjusted models, a significant association was found between MTAP rs10757257 and overall melanoma risk (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.14-1.53), with no evidence of heterogeneity across sites (Phomogeneity =.52). In contrast, MTAP rs10757257 was associated with superficial spreading/nodular melanoma (OR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.15- 1.57), but not with lentigo maligna melanoma (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.46-1.35) (Phomogeneity =.06), the subtype associated with chronic sun exposure. Melanoma was significantly inversely associated with rs12203592 in children (OR = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.16-0.77) and adolescents (OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.42-0.91), but not in adults (Phomogeneity =.0008). Our results suggest that the relationship between MTAP and melanoma is subtype-specific, and that the association between IRF4 and melanoma is more evident for cases with a younger age at onset. These findings lend some support to the 'divergent pathways' hypothesis and may provide at least one candidate gene underlying this model. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings and improve our understanding of these relationships.
DATE PUBLISHED
2011 Oct
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
entrez 2011/10/04 06:00
pubmed 2011/10/04 06:00
medline 2012/01/04 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Kvaskoff M Kvaskoff Marina M Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Whiteman DC Whiteman David C DC
Zhao ZZ Zhao Zhen Z ZZ
Montgomery GW Montgomery Grant W GW
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Hayward NK Hayward Nicholas K NK
Duffy DL Duffy David L DL
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 14
ISSUE: 5
TITLE: Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies
ISOABBREVIATION: Twin Res Hum Genet
YEAR: 2011
MONTH: Oct
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 1832-4274
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Twin Res Hum Genet
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 1832-4274
NLMUNIQUEID: 101244624
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
REFTYPE REFSOURCE REFPMID NOTE
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GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
R01 CA088363 NCI NIH HHS United States
R01 CA088363-09 NCI NIH HHS United States
CA88363 NCI NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Australia
Case-Control Studies
Child
DNA, Neoplasm genetics
Female genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics
Genotype genetics
Group VI Phospholipases A2 genetics
Humans genetics
Interferon Regulatory Factors genetics
Male genetics
Melanoma genetics
Middle Aged genetics
Neoplasm Invasiveness genetics
Nevus, Pigmented pathology
Polymerase Chain Reaction pathology
Polymorphism, Genetic genetics
Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase genetics
Risk Factors genetics
Skin Neoplasms genetics
Young Adult genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
0 DNA, Neoplasm
0 Interferon Regulatory Factors
0 interferon regulatory factor-4
EC 2.4.2.1 Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase
EC 2.4.2.28 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase
EC 3.1.1.4 Group VI Phospholipases A2
EC 3.1.1.4 PLA2G6 protein, human
OTHER ID's