Abstract
A guanine insertion polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter (MMP-1 2G) is linked to early onset and aggressiveness in cancer. We determined the role of MMP-1 2G on MMP-1 expression and breast cancer severity in patients with breast diseases. We observed no significant difference in genotype distribution among different disease groups. However, MMP-1 expression was significantly higher in atypical ductal hyperplasia than in benign breast disease and in invasive breast cancer compared to in situ breast cancer. MMP-1 2G insertion polymorphism in the invasive group also correlated significantly with the expression of MMP-1 and breast cancer prognostic markers HER2 and P53.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 599-607 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Cancer Investigation |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- Breast cancers
- Cancer biomarkers
- Detection/diagnosis