Role of CASP-10 gene polymorphisms in cancer susceptibility: a HuGE review and meta-analysis

Genet Mol Res. 2012 Nov 26;11(4):3998-4007. doi: 10.4238/2012.November.26.1.

Abstract

We investigated a possible association between CASP-10 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to cancer through a meta-analysis. Eight studies with a total of 29,936 cancer cases and 34,041 healthy controls were included. Meta-analysis results showed that the rs13006529 T carrier was significantly associated with increased cancer risk (OR = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.01-1.36, P = 0.03). However, rs3900115 and rs13010627 showed no association with cancer susceptibility (all P > 0.05). In the subgroup analysis by cancer type, we found that the rs13006529 T carrier was a risk factor for breast cancer (OR = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.01-1.36, P = 0.03). Similarly, no association was found between CASP-10 polymorphisms and susceptibility to lymphoma, myeloma, melanoma, or lung cancer (all P > 0.05). This meta-analysis suggests that the rs13006529 T carrier in the CASP-10 gene might be a risk factor for cancer susceptibility, especially for breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Caspase 10 / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome, Human / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Odds Ratio
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Publication Bias

Substances

  • Caspase 10
  • CASP10 protein, human