TY - JOUR
T1 - The common D302H variant of CASP8 is associated with risk of glioma
AU - Bethke, Lara
AU - Sullivan, Kate
AU - Webb, Emily
AU - Murray, Anne
AU - Schoemaker, Minouk
AU - Auvinen, Anssi
AU - Kiuru, Anne
AU - Salminen, Tiina
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
AU - Christensen, Helle Collatz
AU - Muir, Kenneth
AU - McKinney, Patricia
AU - Hepworth, Sarah
AU - Dimitropoulou, Polyxeni
AU - Lophatananon, Artitaya
AU - Feychting, Maria
AU - Lönn, Stefan
AU - Ahlbom, Anders
AU - Malmer, Beatrice
AU - Henriksson, Roger
AU - Swerdlow, Anthony
AU - Houlston, Richard
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - Caspase 8 (CASP8) is a key regulator of apoptosis or programmed cell death, and, hence, a defense against cancer. We tested the hypothesis that the CASP8 polymorphism D302H influences risk of glioma through analysis of five series of glioma case patients and controls (n = 1,005 and 1,011, respectively). Carrier status for the rare allele of D302H was associated with a 1.37-fold increased risk (95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.70; P = 0.004). The association of CASP8 D302H with glioma risk indicates the importance of inherited variation in the apoptosis pathway in susceptibility to this form of primary brain tumor.
AB - Caspase 8 (CASP8) is a key regulator of apoptosis or programmed cell death, and, hence, a defense against cancer. We tested the hypothesis that the CASP8 polymorphism D302H influences risk of glioma through analysis of five series of glioma case patients and controls (n = 1,005 and 1,011, respectively). Carrier status for the rare allele of D302H was associated with a 1.37-fold increased risk (95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.70; P = 0.004). The association of CASP8 D302H with glioma risk indicates the importance of inherited variation in the apoptosis pathway in susceptibility to this form of primary brain tumor.
KW - Adult
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Caspase 8/genetics
KW - Female
KW - Genotype
KW - Glioma/genetics
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Multicenter Studies as Topic
KW - Polymorphism, Genetic
KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
KW - Risk Factors
U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-2807
DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-2807
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18398042
SN - 1055-9965
VL - 17
SP - 987
EP - 989
JO - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
IS - 4
ER -