Article
Association between genetic polymorphisms in apoptosis-related genes and risk of cutaneous melanoma in women and men.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 May 2014
Oliveira Cristiane, Lourenço Gustavo Jacob, Rinck-Junior José Augusto, Cintra Maria Letícia, Moraes Aparecida Machado, Lima Carmen Silvia Passos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The P53 Arg72Pro, MDM2 c.+309T>G, BAX c.-248G>A, and BCL2 c.-717C>A polymorphisms have variable roles in the apoptosis pathways. OBJECTIVE: To clarify the roles of these polymorphisms in the risk for cutaneous melanoma (CM). METHODS: Genomic DNA of 200 CM patients and 215 controls was analyzed by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: In women, the frequencies of BAX GG (83.0% vs. 71.0%, P=0.04), BCL2 AA (32.0% vs....
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