METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE C677T GENE POLYMORPHISM AND PROSTATE CANCER RISK

Authors

  • Samah Tellouche-bouhouhou Department of Animal Biology, University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
  • Djalila Chellat-rezgoune Department of Animal Biology, University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
  • Noureddine Abadi Department of Medicine, University Salah Boubnider Constantine
  • Dalila Satta Department of Medicine, University Salah Boubnider Constantine
  • Abderrezak Dahdouh Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital of Uro-Nephrology, Daksi, 25001 Constantine, Algeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.24390

Keywords:

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T, Polymorphism, Prostate cancer, East of Algeria

Abstract

Objective: The single nucleotide polymorphism C677T of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene encodes a thermolabile enzyme. This polymorphism was found to be implicated in cancer susceptibility. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in two cohorts; patients and controls native of East of Algeria to explore the possible association between this polymorphism and prostate cancer susceptibility.

Methods: Our examination has been conducted in 98 cases and 98 healthy controls. Genotyping was realized by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method.

Results: Compared with CC homozygous, the CT heterozygous was found to have a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer (p=0.04; odds ratio [OR]=2.01, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–3.95). However, no statistically significant difference was observed concerning the TT homozygous (p=0.74; OR=1.25, 95% CI: 0.51–3.04).

Conclusion: Our results indicate that the genotype CT is a risk factor for prostate cancer in East of Algeria.

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01-05-2018

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Tellouche-bouhouhou, S., D. Chellat-rezgoune, N. Abadi, D. Satta, and A. Dahdouh. “METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE C677T GENE POLYMORPHISM AND PROSTATE CANCER RISK”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 387-9, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i5.24390.

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