Bikunin and alpha(1)-microglobulin/bikunin precursor (AMBP) gene mutational screening in patients with kidney stones: a case-control study.

Yazan: admin Tarih: Tem 23rd, 2010 | Kategori:: Gene polymorphisms

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2010 Jul 5.

Igci M, Arslan A, Igci YZ, Gogebakan B, Erturhan MS, Cengiz B, Oztuzcu S, Cakmak EA, Demiryurek AT.

Department of Medical Biology.

Abstract

Abstract Objective. Bikunin is an inhibitor of kidney stone formation synthesized in the liver together with alpha(1)-microglobulin from the alpha(1)-microglobulin/bikunin precursor (AMBP) gene. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between bikunin/AMBP gene polymorphisms and urinary stone formation. Material and methods. To analyse the DNA, blood samples were taken from 75 kidney stone formers who had a familial stone history, 35 sporadic stone formers and 101 healthy individuals. Four exons of bikunin gene and five parts of the promoter region of the AMBP gene were screened using single-strand conformation polymorphism and nucleotide sequence analysis. Results. The Init-2 region of the promoter of AMBP gene had polymorphisms at positions -218 and -189 nt giving three different genotypes having 1,3, 2,4 and 1,2,3,4 alleles with frequencies of 17.06%, 60.19% and 22.75%, respectively, in all groups. Therefore, the Init-2 region appears to be polymorphic. As a result, the 1,3 allele has -218G and -189T complying with the reference database sequence, the 2,4 allele has -218G and T-189C substitution and the allele 1,2,3,4 genotype has substitutions at positions G-218C and T-189C. Conclusions. There were no significant differences in allele distribution between patients and controls. These common alleles exist in the Turkish population independent of stone formation. These results are the first to demonstrate the existence of bikunin and AMBP promoter polymorphism. Although the Init-2 region of the AMBP gene is the binding site for various transcription factors, the results showed no association between these observed genotypes and stone-forming phenotypes.


CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in patients with bladder cancer in a Turkish population.

Yazan: admin Tarih: Şub 3rd, 2009 | Kategori:: Bladder cancer(Mesane kanseri ), CYP1A1, CYP2D6, Cancer (Kanser), GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1

 Int Urol Nephrol. 2008 Aug 9.

CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in patients with bladder cancer in a Turkish population.

Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.

Genetic differences in the metabolism of xenobiotics have recently been suggested as modifiers of individual susceptibility to bladder cancer (BC). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between bladder tumor and variants of cytochrome p450 1A2 (CYP1A2) 734 C –> A, cytochrome p450 2D6 (CYP2D6) 1934 G –> A, glutathione S-transferase M1, (GSTM1 null), glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1 null), and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) I105 V. We investigated the distribution of these polymorphisms in 135 BC patients and in 128 age and sex-matched cancer-free controls. The polymorphisms were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assay and the multiplex PCR method. Genotype and allele frequencies and their associations with BC risk, demographic factors, smoking status, and tumor stage were investigated. The prevalence of GSTT1 null genotype in cases was 23%, compared with 7% in the control group (OR = 3.94, 95% CI = 1.70-9.38, P = 0.001). There was no association between the studied polymorphisms of CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, and GSTP1 genes and BC. There was an association between smoking status and BC. These data seem to indicate that GSTT1 gene polymorphism may be associated with BC in the Turkish population studied. Further studies will be needed to clarify the role of such variation in determining susceptibility to BC.


CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in patients with bladder cancer in a Turkish population.

Yazan: admin Tarih: Ara 5th, 2008 | Kategori:: Bladder cancer(Mesane kanseri ), CYP1A1, CYP2C9, GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1

 Int Urol Nephrol. 2008 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.

Genetic differences in the metabolism of xenobiotics have recently been suggested as modifiers of individual susceptibility to bladder cancer (BC). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between bladder tumor and variants of cytochrome p450 1A2 (CYP1A2) 734 C –> A, cytochrome p450 2D6 (CYP2D6) 1934 G –> A, glutathione S-transferase M1, (GSTM1 null), glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1 null), and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) I105 V. We investigated the distribution of these polymorphisms in 135 BC patients and in 128 age and sex-matched cancer-free controls. The polymorphisms were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assay and the multiplex PCR method. Genotype and allele frequencies and their associations with BC risk, demographic factors, smoking status, and tumor stage were investigated. The prevalence of GSTT1 null genotype in cases was 23%, compared with 7% in the control group (OR = 3.94, 95% CI = 1.70-9.38, P = 0.001). There was no association between the studied polymorphisms of CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, and GSTP1 genes and BC. There was an association between smoking status and BC. These data seem to indicate that GSTT1 gene polymorphism may be associated with BC in the Turkish population studied. Further studies will be needed to clarify the role of such variation in determining susceptibility to BC.


CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in patients with bladder cancer in a Turkish population.

Yazan: admin Tarih: Ağu 22nd, 2008 | Kategori:: Bladder cancer(Mesane kanseri ), CYP2D6, GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1

Int Urol Nephrol. 2008 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.

Genetic differences in the metabolism of xenobiotics have recently been suggested as modifiers of individual susceptibility to bladder cancer (BC). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between bladder tumor and variants of cytochrome p450 1A2 (CYP1A2) 734 C –> A, cytochrome p450 2D6 (CYP2D6) 1934 G –> A, glutathione S-transferase M1, (GSTM1 null), glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1 null), and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) I105 V. We investigated the distribution of these polymorphisms in 135 BC patients and in 128 age and sex-matched cancer-free controls. The polymorphisms were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assay and the multiplex PCR method. Genotype and allele frequencies and their associations with BC risk, demographic factors, smoking status, and tumor stage were investigated. The prevalence of GSTT1 null genotype in cases was 23%, compared with 7% in the control group (OR = 3.94, 95% CI = 1.70-9.38, P = 0.001). There was no association between the studied polymorphisms of CYP1A2, CYP2D6, GSTM1, and GSTP1 genes and BC. There was an association between smoking status and BC. These data seem to indicate that GSTT1 gene polymorphism may be associated with BC in the Turkish population studied. Further studies will be needed to clarify the role of such variation in determining susceptibility to BC.