ABCG2 transporter protein is one of several markers of prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs). Gene variants of ABCG2 could affect protein expression, function, or both. The aim of this study was to identify the genetic variability of the ABCG2 gene in Mexican patients with prostate cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigated the association between the rs13306703 and rs8192288 variants of the superoxide dismutase 3 () gene and breast cancer (BC) in the Mexican population, conducting both genetic and in silico analyses. 357 healthy women and 386 BC patients were studied using TaqMan assays, qPCR, and RFLP-PCR. The genotype and a recessive pattern of these variants were risk factors for BC ( < 0.
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August 2024
Background: Few studies have been undertaken to detect the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) in healthy populations (individuals auto-reported as healthy). These risk factors include high body mass index (BMI), high waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), high systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), high uric acid and high Castelli's risk index (CRI); this last is the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol (TC/HDL-c). In addition, the correlations between CRFs and the biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) has not been explored in each sex.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (H&NSCC) is an anatomic, biological, and genetic complex disease. It involves more than 1000 genes implied in its oncogenesis; for this review, we limit our search and description to the genes implied in the onco-ontogeny of the derivates from the first pharyngeal arch during embryo development. They can be grouped as transcription factors and signaling molecules (that act as growth factors that bind to receptors).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare (Basel)
June 2024