miR-146a rs2910164 C>G Polymorphism and Wilms tumor susceptibility in Eastern Chinese children
2024-05-09
(Press-News.org) Background and objectives
Wilms tumor is the most common renal malignancy in children. miR-146a, a highly conserved small noncoding RNA, plays a critical role in various human diseases. Increasing studies have suggested that rs2910164 C>G polymorphism in miR-146a is associated with susceptibility to cancers. However, miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism influence on Wilms tumor remains unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism and Wilms tumor susceptibility in Chinese children.
Methods
In the six-center case-control study, we enrolled 1,352 subjects from East China (416 cases and 936 healthy controls). The TaqMan method was adopted to genotype the miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism. Logistic regression models were utilized to assess the correlation between this polymorphism and the risk of Wilms tumor.
Results
No significant association was observed between miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism and the susceptibility to Wilms tumor. Further stratification analysis also did not detect a significant relationship.
Conclusions
The present study showed no association of miR-146a rs2910164 C>G polymorphism with the risk of Wilms tumor in the Eastern Chinese population. Subsequent studies with a larger sample size will be required to validate these results.
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The study was recently published in the Cancer Screening and Prevention.
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