Androgen receptor CAG repeat length and TMPRSS2:ETS prostate cancer risk: Results from the prostate cancer prevention trial

  • William D. Figg
  • , Cindy H. Chau
  • , Douglas K. Price
  • , Cathee Till
  • , Phyllis J. Goodman
  • , Yonggon Cho
  • , Marileila Varella-Garcia
  • , Juergen K.V. Reichardt
  • , Catherine M. Tangen
  • , Robin J. Leach
  • , Adrie Van Bokhoven
  • , Ian M. Thompson
  • , M. Scott Lucia

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)127-131
Number of pages5
JournalUrology
Volume84
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Urology

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