Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in hsa-mir-196a-2 and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case Control Study

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Jedlinski, Dominik J
Gabrovska, Plamena N
Weinstein, Stephen R
Smith, Robert A
Griffiths, Lyn R
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2011
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microRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that influence gene expression on a post-transcriptional level. They participate in diverse biological pathways and may act as either tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes. As they may have an effect on thousands of target mRNAs, single-nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNA genes might have major functional consequences, because the microRNA's properties and/or maturation may change. miR-196a has been reported to be aberrantly expressed in breast cancer tissue. Additionally, the SNP rs11614913 in hsa-mir-196a-2 has been found to be associated with breast cancer risk in some studies although not in others. This study evaluated the association between rs11614913 and breast cancer risk in a Caucasian case-control cohort in Queensland, Australia. Results do not support an association of the tested hsa-mir-196a-2 polymorphism with breast cancer susceptibility in this cohort. As there is a discrepancy between our results and previous findings, it is important to assess the role of rs11614913 in breast cancer by further larger studies investigating different ethnic groups.

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Twin Research and Human Genetics

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14

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5

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Genome structure and regulation

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Cognitive and computational psychology

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