Affiliation:
1. Centro de Genética y Biología Molecular Universidad de San Martín de Porres Lima Peru
2. Facultad de Medicina Humana Universidad de San Martín de Porres Chiclayo Peru
3. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima Peru
4. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN) Lima Peru
5. Oncosalud‐Auna Lima Peru
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundPromoter hypermethylation is one of the enabling mechanisms of hallmarks of cancer. Tumor suppressor genes like RARB and GSTP1 have been reported as hypermethylated in breast cancer tumors compared with normal tissues in several populations. This case–control study aimed to determine the association between the promoter methylation ratio (PMR) of RARB and GSTP1 genes (separately and as a group) with breast cancer and its clinical‐pathological variables in Peruvian patients, using a liquid biopsy approach.MethodsA total of 58 breast cancer patients and 58 healthy controls, matched by age, participated in the study. We exacted cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) from blood plasma and converted it by bisulfite salts. Methylight PCR was performed to obtain the PMR value of the studied genes. We determined the association between PMR and breast cancer, in addition to other clinicopathological variables. The sensitivity and specificity of the PMR of these genes were obtained.ResultsA significant association was not found between breast cancer and the RARB PMR (OR = 1.90; 95% CI [0.62–6.18]; p = 0.210) or the GSTP1 PMR (OR = 6.57; 95% CI [0.75–307.66]; p = 0.114). The combination of the RARB + GSTP1 PMR was associated with breast cancer (OR = 2.81; 95% CI [1.02–8.22]; p = 0.026), controls under 50 years old (p = 0.048), patients older than 50 (p = 0.007), and postmenopausal (p = 0.034). The PMR of both genes showed a specificity of 86.21% and a sensitivity of 31.03%.ConclusionPromoter hypermethylation of RARB + GSTP1 genes is associated with breast cancer, older age, and postmenopausal Peruvian patients. The methylated promoter of the RARB + GSTP1 genes needs further validation to be used as a biomarker for liquid biopsy and as a recommendation criterion for additional tests in asymptomatic women younger than 50 years.
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Molecular Biology
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