1. CHEK2*1100delC and Risk of Malignant Melanoma: Danish and German Studies and Meta-Analysis.
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Weischer, Maren, Heerfordt, Ida M, Bojesen, Stig E, Eigentler, Thomas, Garbe, Claus, Röcken, Martin, Hölmich, Lisbet Rosenkrantz, Schmidt, Henrik, Klyver, Helle, Bastholt, Lars, and Nordestgaard, Børge G
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HUMAN skin color , *DNA repair , *CELL cycle , *MELANOMA , *CYCLOBUTANE , *APOPTOSIS , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *DISEASES - Abstract
It is possible that reduced function of DNA repair and cell-cycle control genes increases the individual susceptibility to malignant melanoma. As CHEK2 is a cell-cycle master controller, we tested the hypothesis that heterozygosity for the frameshift alteration CHEK2*1100delC is associated with increased risk of malignant melanoma. First, we performed case-control studies of 1,152 Danish and 752 German individuals with malignant melanoma compared with 9,142 Danish and 3,718 German controls. Second, we performed a meta-analysis of CHEK2*1100delC and malignant melanoma, involving 2,619 cases and 17,481 controls. Third, we examined the risk of malignant melanoma associated with CHEK2*1100delC heterozygosity in an analysis stratified for sun exposure, as well as for subtype and location on the body. The odds ratios for malignant melanoma for CHEK2*1100del heterozygotes compared with those for noncarriers were 2.01 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03-3.91) in Danes, 1.42 (95% CI, 0.46-4.31) in Germans, and 1.79 (95% CI, 1.02-3.17) in Danes and Germans combined. In a meta-analysis, the odds ratio of malignant melanoma for CHEK2*1100delC heterozygotes compared with that for noncarriers was 1.81 (95% CI, 1.07-3.05). Stratifications did not alter these results. CHEK2*1100delC heterozygotes have a twofold risk of malignant melanoma compared with noncarriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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