S.Y. Al Omar, L. Mansour
Published: April 30, 2019
Genet. Mol. Res. 18(2): GMR18263
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/gmr18263
Cite this Article:
S.Y.Al Omar, L. Mansour (2019). Association of HLA-G 14-base pair insertion/deletion polymorphism with breast cancer in Saudi Arabia. Genet. Mol. Res. 18(2): GMR18263. https://doi.org/10.4238/gmr18263
About the Authors
S.Y. Al Omar, L. Mansour
Corresponding Author
L. Mansour
Email: lamjed.mansour@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) has been associated with various immune diseases, including malignancies. The 14-base pair (bp) insertion/deletion (indel) polymorphism (rs16375) in exon 8 of the 3′ untranslated region (3′ UTR) of the HLA-G gene has been reported to influence HLA-G protein expression. We investigated the relationship between the 14-bp indel polymorphism and the occurrence of breast cancer in a Saudi population. The HLA-G 14-bp polymorphism was typed by PCR in 52 patients with breast cancer and 62 healthy control Saudi women. There was a highly significant association between the occurrence of breast cancer and the del allele (OR = 3.75; P < 0.001) and the del/del genotype (OR = 4.96; P < 0.001). Conversely, the 14-bp ins allele and ins/ins genotype exhibited protective effects against breast cancer (P < 0.00001). Remarkably, the genotype 14-bp ins/ins was missing among all patients. This is the first report showing a strong association between HLA-G 14-bp polymorphism and breast cancer in the Saudi population. The results are in agreement with previous reports showing similar association of HLA-G and breast cancer in other populations.
Key words: Breast cancer, Genetic polymorphism, HLA-G, Saudi Arabia.