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  • Title: Functional vascular endothelial growth factor -2578 C/A polymorphism in relation to nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk and tumor progression.
    Author: Nasr HB, Chahed K, Bouaouina N, Chouchane L.
    Journal: Clin Chim Acta; 2008 Sep; 395(1-2):124-9. PubMed ID: 18588866.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a mitogen for endothelial cells and a potent regulator of angiogenesis and inflammatory processes in nasopharyngeal carcinomas. In the current report, we designed a case-controlled study to evaluate whether a genetically predetermined variation in the VEGF expression may affect susceptibility and prognosis. METHODS: A PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was used to determine the variation of the -2578 C/A promoter region in a Tunisian population of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) and in healthy control subjects. RESULTS: A significantly risk of NPC was observed for carriers of VEGF -2578 C allele (OR=1.4; P=0.03). Regarding prognostic indicators, a significant association was found between -2578 C allele carriers and the aggressive forms of NPC as defined by large tumor size (OR=2.29; P=0.0002) and advanced tumor stages (OR=1.97; P=0.02). Moreover, an association was ascertained between the VEGF polymorphism and gender. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report on the studies of functional VEGF polymorphisms in NPC and our preliminary data suggest that this genetic variant may play a role in mediating susceptibility to NPC, as well as, in neoplastic progression, supporting our hypothesis for VEGF involvement in NPC etiology.
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