CASP8 D302H and meningioma risk: an analysis of five case-control series

Lara Bethke, Kate Sullivan, Emily Webb, Anne Murray, Minouk Schoemaker, Anssi Auvinen, Anne Kiuru, Tiina Salminen, Christoffer Johansen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Kenneth Muir, Patricia McKinney, Sarah Hepworth, Polyxeni Dimitropoulou, Artitaya Lophatananon, Maria Feychting, Stefan Lönn, Anders Ahlbom, Beatrice Malmer, Roger HenrikssonAnthony Swerdlow, Richard Houlston

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Abstract

Caspase 8 (CASP8) is a key regulator of apoptosis or programmed cell death, and hence a defence against cancer. The CASP8 polymorphism D302H has recently been shown to influence the risk of breast cancer. We tested the hypothesis that the CASP8 polymorphism D302H may influence risk of meningioma through analysis of five independent series of case patients and controls (n=631 and 637, respectively). Carrier status for 302H was not associated with a statistically significantly increased risk (OR=1.16; 95% CI: 0.87-1.53; P=0.31) making it unlikely that this variant contributes to the inherited risk of meningioma.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftCancer Letters
Vol/bind273
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)312-5
Antal sider4
ISSN0304-3835
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 18 jan. 2009
Udgivet eksterntJa

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