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Title:The association of genetic factors with serum calretinin levels in asbestos-related diseases
Authors:ID Zupanc, Cita (Author)
ID Franko, Alenka (Author)
ID Štrbac, Danijela (Author)
ID Kovač, Viljem (Author)
ID Dolžan, Vita (Author)
ID Goričar, Katja (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo OI - Institute of Oncology
Abstract:Background. Asbestos exposure is associated with different asbestos-related diseases, including malignant meso-thelioma (MM). MM diagnosis is confirmed with immunohistochemical analysis of several markers, including calretinin. Increased circulating calretinin was also observed in MM. The aim of the study was to determine if CALB2 polymor-phisms or polymorphisms in genes that can regulate calretinin expression are associated with serum calretinin levels or MM susceptibility.Subjects and methods. The study included 288 MM patients and 616 occupationally asbestos-exposed subjects without MM (153 with asbestosis, 380 with pleural plaques and 83 without asbestos-related disease). Subjects were genotyped for seven polymorphisms in CALB2, E2F2, MIR335, NRF1 and SEPTIN7 genes using competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum calretinin was determined with ELISA in 545 subjects. Nonparametric tests, logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results. Carriers of at least one polymorphic CALB2 rs889704 allele had lower calretinin levels (P = 0.036). Carriers of two polymorphic MIR335 rs3807348 alleles had higher calretinin (P = 0.027), while carriers of at least one polymorphic NRF1 rs13241028 allele had lower calretinin levels (P = 0.034) in subjects without MM. Carriers of two polymorphic E2F2rs2075995 alleles were less likely to develop MM (odds ratio [OR] = 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.43-0.96, P = 0.032), but the association was no longer significant after adjustment for age (P = 0.093). Optimal serum calretinin cut-off values differentiating MM patients from other subjects differed according to CALB2, NRF1, E2F2, and MIR335genotypes.Conclusions. The results of presented study suggest that genetic variability could influence serum calretinin levels. These findings could contribute to a better understanding of calretinin regulation and potentially to earlier MM diag-nosis.
Keywords:malignant mesothelioma, calretinin, CALB2, asbestos-related disease, polymorphism
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2023
Publisher:Association of Radiology and Oncology
Year of publishing:2023
Number of pages:str. 473-486
Numbering:Vol. 57, no. 4
Source:Ljubljana
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-19891 New window
UDC:616-006
ISSN on article:1318-2099
DOI:10.2478/raon-2023-0061 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:178900227 New window
Copyright:by Authors
Note:Soavtorji: Alenka Franko, Danijela Strbac, Viljem Kovac, Vita Dolzan, Katja Goricar;
Publication date in DiRROS:26.07.2024
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Title:Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:32649472 New window

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:maligni mezoteliom, kalretinin, bolezni, povezane z azbestom, polimorfizem


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