Breast cancer risk polymorphisms and interaction with ionizing radiation among U.S. radiologic technologists

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Aug;17(8):2007-11. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0300.

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies are discovering relationships between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and breast cancer, but the functions of these single-nucleotide polymorphisms are unknown and environmental exposures are likely to be important. We assessed whether breast cancer risk single-nucleotide polymorphisms interacted with ionizing radiation, a known breast carcinogen, among 859 cases and 1,083 controls nested in the U.S. Radiologic Technologists cohort. Among 11 Breast Cancer Association Consortium risk single-nucleotide polymorphisms, we found that the genotype-associated breast cancer risk varied significantly by radiation dose for rs2107425 in the H19 gene (P(interaction) = 0.001). H19 is a maternally expressed imprinted mRNA that is closely involved in regulating the IGF2 gene and could exert its influence by this or by some other radiation-related pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / genetics*
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / mortality
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Radiation, Ionizing*
  • United States