Lack of association between MDM2 promoter SNP309 and clinical outcome in patients with neuroblastoma

Ali Rihani, Tom van Maerken, Bram de Wilde, Fjoralba Zeka, Geneviève Laureys, Koen Norga, Gian Paolo Tonini, Simona Coco, Rogier Versteeg, Rosa Noguera, Johannes H. Schulte, Angelika Eggert, Raymond L. Stallings, Frank Speleman, Jo Vandesompele

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Abstract

While a polymorphism located within the promoter region of the MDM2 proto-oncogene, SNP309 (T > G), has previously been associated with increased risk and aggressiveness of neuroblastoma and other tumor entities, a protective effect has also been reported in certain other cancers. In this study, we evaluated the association of MDM2 SNP309 with outcome in 496 patients with neuroblastoma and its effect on MDM2 expression. No significant difference in overall or event-free survival was observed among patients with neuroblastoma with or without MDM2 SNP309. The presence of SNP309 does not affect MDM2 expression in neuroblastoma
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1867-1870
JournalPediatric blood & cancer
Volume61
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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