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- Title
Genetic variants in lncRNA HOTAIR are associated with risk of colorectal cancer.
- Authors
Xue, Yao; Gu, Dongying; Ma, Gaoxiang; Zhu, Lingjun; Hua, Qiuhan; Chu, Haiyan; Tong, Na; Chen, Jinfei; Zhang, Zhengdong; Wang, Meilin
- Abstract
Long non-coding RNA HOX transcript antisenseRNA (HOTAIR) has been widely identified to participate in tumour pathogenesis, acting as a promoter in colorectal cancer carcinogenesis. However, the association between genetic variants in HOTAIR and cancer risk has not yet been reported. In the present study, we performed a two-stage case–control study to investigate the association between HOTAIR tagSNPs and the risk of colorectal cancer. We found that individuals with rs7958904 CC genotype had a significantly decreased risk of colorectal cancer in both Stage 1 and 2, compared with those carrying GG genotype [odds ratio (OR) = 0.70, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.51–0.97 in Stage 1; OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.37–0.91 in Stage 2; OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.51–0.87 in combined stage]. The subsequently stratified analyses showed that the protective effect of rs7958904 was more pronounced in several subgroups. In summary, our study showed that genetic variants in HOTAIR were associated with risk of colorectal cancer and rs7958904 may act as a potential biomarker for predicting the risk of colorectal cancer.
- Subjects
HUMAN genetic variation; NON-coding RNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CARCINOGENESIS; COLON cancer risk factors
- Publication
Mutagenesis, 2015, Vol 30, Issue 2, p303
- ISSN
0267-8357
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/mutage/geu076