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PMID 22910690
Gene Name CHD5
Condition Endometriosis
Association Associated
Mutation CHD5 (rs1883603, rs9434741, rs17436816)
Population size 1685
Population details 1685 (947 women with endometriosis, 738 controls)
Sex Female
Associated genes CHD5
Other associated phenotypes Endometriosis
Analysis of common variations in tumor-suppressor genes on chr1p36 among Caucasian women with endometriosis.

Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Nov;127(2):398-402. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.08.013. Epub

Falconer, Henrik| Sundqvist, Johanna| Xu, Hong| Vodolazkaia, Alexandra| Fassbender, Amelie| Kyama, Cleophas| Bokor, Attila| D'Hooghe, Thomas M

Department of Women's and Children's Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. henrik.falconer@karolinska.se

OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological data indicate that endometriosis increases the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), but the mechanism of cancer transition is unknown. Results from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and transcriptome sequencing have demonstrated that genes located in the 1p36 region are important in both endometriosis and endometriosis-associated cancer development. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that SNPs in two tumor-suppressor genes (CHD5 and ARID1A) in the 1p36 region are associated with endometriosis. METHODS: Allele frequencies of SNPs were investigated in 1685 Caucasian women consisting of 947 women with endometriosis and 738 controls. Peripheral blood samples were retrieved, DNA extracted and allelic frequencies of SNPs in two tumor-suppressor genes (CHD5 and ARID1A) were analyzed using TaqMan Open Array technique. RESULTS: Associations were observed for 3 SNPs in the CHD5 gene: rs1883603 (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.00-1.71), rs9434741 (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.16-1.71) and rs17436816 (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.02-1.50). After correction for multiple comparisons, rs9434741 (CHD5) remained significantly associated with endometriosis (p<0.01). No associations were detected for ARID1A. CONCLUSIONS: In this Caucasian population, endometriosis seems to be associated with the tumor-suppressor gene CHD5. Our findings support recent data, suggesting that the 1p36 region plays an important role in endometrios. To validate these data, replication in an independent population is warranted.

Mesh Terms: Adult| Belgium| Case-Control Studies| DNA Helicases/*genetics| Endometriosis/ethnology/*genetics| European Continental Ancestry Group| Female| Gene Frequency| Genetic Markers| Genotyping Techniques| Humans| Nerve Tissue Proteins/*genetics| Nuc