J Cancer 2018; 9(14):2460-2465. doi:10.7150/jca.24916 This issue Cite
Research Paper
1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong, China
2. Kunming Key Laboratory of Children Infection and Immunity, Yunnan Institute of Pediatrics, Kunming Children's Hospital, Kunming 650228, Yunnan, China
3. Department of Urology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510180, Guangdong, China
4. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, China
#The first three authors contributed equally to this work.
Wilms tumor (WT) is the most prevalent urologic malignancy in childhood. Nonetheless, the genetic factors underlying WT remain largely unknown. The miR-423 rs6505162 C>A polymorphism is associated with the susceptibility to numerous cancers; however, no investigations have been conducted on its association with WT. To evaluate the correlation between the miR-423 rs6505162 C>A polymorphism and WT risk in Chinese children, we genotyped this polymorphism using the Taqman method in 145 cases and 531 cancer-free controls. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the strength of the association. The results showed that the rs6505162 CA genotype was associated with decreased susceptibility to WT (CA versus CC: adjusted OR=0.65, 95% CI=0.42-0.99, P=0.047). In the stratified analysis, we found that CA/AA genotypes conferred a significantly decreased overall risk of WT in children younger than 18 months (adjusted OR=0.30, 95% CI=0.14-0.63, P=0.002) and those with clinical stage I+II WT (adjusted OR=0.42, 95% CI=0.20-0.85, P=0.017) when compared with CC genotype. In summary, the miR-423 rs6505162 C>A polymorphism may negatively modify WT susceptibility in Chinese children. Our findings should be validated in larger studies involving other ethnicities.
Keywords: Wilms tumor, miR-423, polymorphism, genetic susceptibility