A replication study examining association of rs6983267, rs10090154, and rs1447295 common single nucleotide polymorphisms in 8q24 region with prostate cancer in Siberians

Abstract Introduction Multiple genetic studies have confirmed association of 8q24 variants with susceptibility to prostate cancer (CaP). However, the risk conferred in men living in Russia is unknown. Materials and methods In this work we studied the association of rs6983267, rs10090154, and rs1447295 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with a risk of CaP development in men of Caucasoid descent living in the Siberian region of Russia. Three 8q24 SNPs were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction in histologically confirmed CaP “cases” ( n = 392) and clinically evaluated “controls” ( n = 344). To evaluate the SNP effects on CaP susceptibility, odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) 95% were calculated. Allele and genotype frequencies in the groups were compared using logistic regression; differences were considered statistically significant if P