Androgen receptor CAG polymorphism and the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia in a Brazilian population

• Autor(a) principal: Biolchi,Vanderlei
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Silva Neto,Brasil, Koff,Walter, Brum,Ilma Simoni
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: International Braz J Urol (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382012000300010
• topic: Receptors, Adrenergic; Polymorphism, Genetic;; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a very frequent age-related proliferative abnormality in men. Polymorphic CAG repeat in the androgen receptor (AR) can alter transactivation of androgen-responsive genes and potentially influence BPH risk. We investigated the association between CAG repeat length and risk of BPH in a case-control study of a Brazilian population. We evaluated 214 patients; 126 with BPH and 88 healthy controls. DNA was extracted from peripheral leucocytes and the AR gene was analyzed using fragment analysis. Hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval were estimated using logistic regression models. Mean CAG length was not different between patients with BPH and controls. The CAG repeat length was examined as a categorical variable (CAG < 21 vs. CAG &gt; 21 and CAG < 22 vs. CAG &gt; 22) and did not differ between the control vs. the BPH group. We found no evidence for an association between AR CAG repeat length in BPH risk in a population-based sample of Brazilians.