Lack of an association between AURKA T91A polymorphisms and breast cancer: a meta-analysis involving 32,141 subjects

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jan;125(1):175-9. doi: 10.1007/s10549-010-0936-6. Epub 2010 May 13.

Abstract

Several studies have investigated the associations between AURKA T91A polymorphism and the susceptibility to breast cancer, but the results have been inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed. A total of 11 case-control studies, including 14,361 cases and 17,780 controls, were selected. Crude odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the strength of association in the additive model, dominant model, and recessive model. When all the studies were pooled into the meta-analysis, there was no evidence showing a significant association between AURKA T91A polymorphism and breast cancer risk (for additive model, OR = 0.839, 95% CI = 0.678-1.038; for dominant model: OR = 0.890, 95% CI = 0.757-1.074; and for recessive model: OR = 0.987, 95% CI = 0.963-1.012). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, significantly decreased risks were found for Asians (additive model, OR = 0.857, 95% CI = 0.742-0.991). When stratified by study design, no significant association was found between the polymorphism and breast cancer risk. In conclusion, this meta-analysis indicates that the AURKA T91A polymorphism is not a risk factor for developing breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asian People / genetics
  • Aurora Kinase A
  • Aurora Kinases
  • Breast Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Breast Neoplasms / ethnology
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Odds Ratio
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • White People / genetics

Substances

  • AURKA protein, human
  • Aurora Kinase A
  • Aurora Kinases
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases