DHPLC elution patterns of vdr PCR products can predict prostate cancer susceptibility in african american men
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2017
Abstract
Background/Aim: Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a technique that is used to detect mutations. The aim of the present study was to determine whether DHPLC elution patterns of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene PCR products can serve as indicators of susceptibility to prostate cancer (PCa) risk. Materials and Methods: DNA samples of PCa cases and controls were screened for mutations and/or polymorphisms in coding exons of VDR gene using DHPLC analysis. Logistic regression, phi-coefficient (φ), and Backward Wald models were used to analyze the data. Results: Similar elution patterns of exons 1, 6, 7 and 9 along with higher prevalence of heteroduplex DNA were observed in PCa samples than in controls. Exons 4 and 8 had highly significant protective effects (p<0.05). Whereas, exons 5, 7, and 9 were perfectly positively correlated with PCa risk (φ=1), thus presenting candidate exons significantly associated with susceptibility to PCa. Conclusion: DHPLC elution patterns of the selected exons could be useful to predict susceptibility to develop PCa.
Recommended Citation
Copeland, Robert L.; Beyene, Desta; Apprey, Victor; Daremipouran, Mohammad R.; Naab, Tammey J.; Kassim, Olakunle O.; and Kanaan, Yasmine M., "DHPLC elution patterns of vdr PCR products can predict prostate cancer susceptibility in african american men" (2017). Howard University Cancer Center Faculty Publications. 25.
https://dh.howard.edu/hucancer_fac/25
