Abstract
Objective To investigate the association between the length of the polymorphic trinucleotide CAG microsatellite repeats in exon 1 of the AR gene and the risk of prostate cancer containing TMPRSS2:ETS fusion genes. Methods This nested case-control study came from subjects enrolled in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial and included 195 biopsy-proven prostate cancer cases with a known TMPRSS2:ETS status and 1344 matched controls. Results There was no association between the CAG repeat length and the risk of TMPRSS2:ETS-positive (odds ratio, 0.97; 95% confidence interval, 0.91-1.04) or TMPRSS2:ETS-negative prostate cancer (odds ratio, 1.04; 95% confidence interval, 0.97-1.11) and in patients with low- or high-grade disease. Conclusion Our findings suggested that AR CAG repeats are not associated with TMPRSS2:ETS formation in prostate cancer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-131 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Urology |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology