Epistatic interaction of Arg72Pro TP53 and -710 C/T VEGFR1 polymorphisms in breast cancer: predisposition and survival

Mol Cell Biochem. 2013 Jul;379(1-2):181-90. doi: 10.1007/s11010-013-1640-8. Epub 2013 Apr 6.

Abstract

The tumour-suppressor gene TP53 has been associated with the angiogenic pathway by a TP53 response element sequence of the VEGFR1 promoter. Within that sequence, the polymorphism -710 C/T VEGFR1, which confers variable transcriptional activation by TP53, has been identified. Our group found an association between this polymorphism and breast cancer (BC) risk. We decided to investigate a possible epistatic interaction between this polymorphism and others located at gene TP53. We chose four polymorphisms (Ex4 + 119G > C, IVS4-91A > G, IVS6 + 62A > G and IVS7 + 92T > G) to analyse out of a total of 461 controls and 453 BC patients in a Spanish population. The two-locus combined analysis of TP53 and -710 C/T VEGFR1 polymorphisms was performed with the multifactor dimension reduction approach. Kaplan-Meier disease-free survival curves were calculated using the SPSS package. Carriers of at least one Pro allele of the Ex4 + 119G > C TP53 polymorphism presented a significant BC risk [OR = 1.34, (95 % CI 1.03-1.75), p value = 0.029]. The epistatic gene-gene analysis showed that the best two-locus model was the combination between Ex4 + 119G > C TP53 and -710 C/T VEGFR1 showing OR of 1.44 (95 % CI 1.10-1.88, p value = 0.0083). Moreover, the Pro/Pro genotypes of Ex4 + 119G > C were associated with poor disease-free survival (p value = 0.013). We conclude that the Ex4 + 119G > C TP53 polymorphism is an independent, low penetrance marker of BC risk in this population. In addition, our findings suggest that the combination of Ex4 + 119G > C TP53 and -710 C/T VEGFR1 genotypes confers a higher risk to develop BC. Also, a possible association of the Ex4 + 119G > C TP53 genotype with decreased disease-free survival in these patients is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Epistasis, Genetic*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Middle Aged
  • Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics*
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / genetics*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / metabolism
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • TP53 protein, human
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1