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Association of HER1 and HER2 Gene Variants in the Predisposition of Colorectal Cancer.

PMID 34721579 | PMCID PMC8553481 | DOI 10.1155/2021/6180337 · Journal of oncology · 2021 · View on PubMed ↗

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health concern worldwide. A series of sequential accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes are responsible for the initiation and progression of diseases via the normal > adenoma > carcinoma sequence. Genetic variants in crucial cancer-causing genes are known to mediate the risk of cancer. OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population. METHODS: TaqMan allelic discrimination assay was utilized to identify the genotypes in 163 normal and 143 CRC patients. RESULTS: In the overall analysis, the rs3752651 and rs1136201 were significantly associated with the risk of CRC. Although none of the examined SNPs had any impact on the age at which CRC was diagnosed, interestingly, three SNPs showed a significant association based on gender. The rs3752651 conferred significant protection only in men, whereas rs1136201 diminished the risk and rs1058808 considerably increased the susceptibility of CRC only in women. CONCLUSIONS: Our result suggests that these SNPs in HER1 and HER2 after validation in larger cohorts of different ethnicities may be utilized as genetic screening markers for predicting colorectal cancer predisposition.

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TypeEntitySource evidenceConfidenceExtractor
phenotypecolorectal cancer“Association of HER1 and HER2 Gene Variants in the Predisposition of Colorectal Cancer.”0.98phenotype_alias_lexicon_v2
populationSaudi Arabia“OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population. METHODS: TaqMan allelic discrimination assay was utilized to identify the genotypes in 163 normal and 143 CRC patients.”0.95saudi_context_rules_v1
variantrs763317“OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population.”0.90hgvs_regex_v1
variantrs3752651“OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population.”0.90hgvs_regex_v1
variantrs1136201“OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population.”0.90hgvs_regex_v1
variantrs1058808“OBJECTIVE: In this case-control study, we examined single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HER1 (rs763317 and rs3752651) and HER2 (rs1136201 and rs1058808) genes to assess their role in the susceptibility of CRC in a Saudi population.”0.90hgvs_regex_v1