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Indian Journal of Cancer
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Cancer Society
ISSN: 0019-509X
EISSN: 0019-509X
Vol. 47, No. 1, 2010, pp. 31-34
Bioline Code: cn10008
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Indian Journal of Cancer, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2010, pp. 31-34

 en p 53 codon 72 polymorphism in stomach and colorectal adenocarcinomas in Iranian patients
Mojtahedi, Z.; Haghshenas, M. R.; Hosseini, S. V.; Fattahi, M. J. & Ghaderi, A.

Abstract

Background: The association of a functional single nucleotide polymorphism at codon 72 of the p53 gene (Arg72Pro) with malignancy is a subject of controversy. We analyzed this polymorphism in 224 patients with gastrointestinal cancers (92 with stomach cancer and 132 with colorectal cancer) and in 163 healthy controls. Material and Methods: DNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and amplified with an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. Results: There was no significant association between p53 alleles and gastrointestinal cancers. The frequency of the Arg allele was 59.7, 58.8, and 59.2% in the stomach cancer patients, colorectal cancer patients, and controls, respectively. Frequencies of the Pro allele were 40.3% in patients with stomach cancer, 41.2% in patients with colorectal cancer, and 40.8% in controls. Likewise, genotype frequencies did not differ significantly between the two patient groups and controls. There were no differences in genotype or allele frequencies by gender, age, or histological grade. Conclusions: The data do not support the association of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism with stomach or colorectal cancers in Iranian patients.

Keywords
Colorectal cancer, polymorphism, p53, stomach cancer

 
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