Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the role of the GSTP 1 gene in the development of breast cancer by detecting the mutations and polymorphisms of GSTP 1 exons in breast benign and malignant lesions. Methods:Fresh tissue samples from 50breast cancer cases, 50adjacent hyperplastic cases, 50benign hyperplasia cases,50 normal breast tissue sam-ples, as well as 15samples of normal peripheral blood lymphocytes were used to detect mutations and polymorphisms of GSTP1 exons using PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing.Results: GSTP1 exon3 mutations were detected in3 of 50(16%) breast cancer cases, of which 11sites exhibited changes: 8 sites consisted of missense (MS) mutations, which can result in changes to amino acids; 1 site consisted of a frameshift (FS) mutation, which can result in a shift of the reading frame se-quence, changing the amino acids and producing a new stop codon, resulting in loss of function. Exon4 mutations were de-tected in 5 of 5(10%) breast cancer cases, of which 12sites were changed: 6 sites were MS mutations and6 sites were FS mutations. The hot spot or highest incidence of mutation was found at 221 bases (33%). No mutations were found in ex-on6, exon 7 or splice junctions. GSTP1 mutations were not found in any adjacent hyperplastic tissue, benign hyperplasia tissue or normal breast tissue. Single nucleotide polymorphism (A→G, leading to Ile105 Val) of exon5 was detected in 12of
50(24%) breast cancer tissues,5 of 50(10%) adjacent hyperplasia tissues,3 of 50(6%) benign hyperplasia tissues, 5 of 50(10%) normal breast tissues, and1 of 15(6.7%) normal peripheral blood lymphocytes.Conclusion : It is suggested that the mutation of GSTP 1 gene is associated with the development of partial breast cancers. The polymorphism frequency of GSTP1 in exon 5 is not compatible with other factors in cancer, precancerous lesions and controls, the highest frequency was found in cancer cases. The structural abnormity of GSTP1 is varied. It will be helpful to future research to illustrate the relationship between gene mutations and the function of GSTP 1 in the tumorigenesis of breast cancer.