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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention | 2013

Association of a VDR Gene Polymorphism with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Kashmir

Sabha Rasool; Showkat Ahmad Kadla; Tanzeela Khan; Falak Qazi; Nisar A. Shah; Javed Basu; Bilal Ahmad Khan; Qulsum Ahktar; Aga Syed Sameer; Bashir A. Ganai

Roles of the vitamin D receptor in etiology of cancers, including colorectal cancer, have been repeatedly stressed in different parts of the world. A case control study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the two was therefore initiated in Kashmir, known both for its increasing incidence of gastrointestinal cancers and deficiency of micro-nutrients especially vitamin D. The study included a total of 617 subjects (312 colorectal cancer cases and 305 controls), with sampling carried out over a period of 5 years. DNA samples from the blood of the subjects were analyzed for start codon Fok I VDR polymorphism. We obtained a 1.3 fold increased risk among individuals homozygous for f variants as compared to subjects homozygous for F allele (odds ratio OR 1.3, 95%CI, 0.861-1.65). Our study also showed statistically significant results when dwelling and tumor location characteristics were stratified with Fok I polymorphism, all of which suggests a possible role of Fok I polymorphism in the etiology of CRC in Kashmir.


Onkologie | 2013

ECRG1 and Its Relationship with Esophageal Cancer: A Brief Review

Sabha Rasool; Tanzeela Khan; Falak Qazi; Bashir A. Ganai

Esophageal cancer ranks 8th among the most frequently occurring cancers of the world. The exact cause of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is unknown; however, some factors like smoking, alcohol intake, consumption of fungal-contaminated, spicy, or nitrosamine-containing foodstuffs and hot beverages, together with various genetic factors, have been found associated with the occurrence of this disease in various parts of the world. Much work has been carried out to elucidate the role of various gene mutations and polymorphisms in esophageal mucosal cancer. Previous studies have suggested that esophageal cancer-related gene 1 (ECRG1), as a novel candidate of the tumor suppressor gene family, is expressed in normal esophagus, liver, colon and lung tissues, but the expression is seen to be down-regulated in tumors, especially in ESCC, and in adjacent tissues. The Arg290Gln polymorphism in exon 8 of the ECRG1 gene has been studied in particular in a number of cases and has been observed to play an active role in the development of ESCC. This suggests that substitution of the arginine in the conserved catalytic domain of the ECRG1 protein might reduce its catalytic capacity by impacting its 3-dimensional conformation, thereby causing the genetic susceptibility to ESCC.


Onkologie | 2013

Mitteilungen onkologischer Gesellschaften· Reports of Oncological Societies

Sven Bontognali; Miklos Pless; Martin H. Brutsche; Claude Fischer; Christoph Rochlitz; Martin Buess; Carsten Rusner; Andreas Stang; Klaus-Peter Dieckmann; Heiko Friedel; Hans Tesch; Christian Ihling; Takeshi Yamada; Toshikazu Moriwaki; Kenji Matsuda; Sang I. Park; Dong S. Suh; Seong-Jang Kim; Kyung U. Choi; Man-Soo Yoon; Xueling Yang; Bo Li; Tongguo Si; Ya Liu; Zhi Guo; Muhammet A. Kaplan; Ali Inal; Mehmet Kucukoner; Zuhat Urakci; Faysal Ekici

Die Prognose von Patienten mit metastasierten kolorektalen Karzinomen ist weiterhin schlecht und liegt trotz Einsatz neuerer Substanzen im Median bei 20–24 Monaten. Die aktuell wirkungsvollsten Chemotherapien bestehen aus Kombinationsschemata von 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) mit Irinotecan oder Oxaliplatin. Neben diesen Chemotherapeutika ist eine neue Klasse zielgerichteter molekularer Substanzen entwickelt worden, die z.B. die Angiogenese hemmen oder bestimmte Wachstumsfaktoren bzw. deren Rezeptoren blockieren und so eine antineoplastische Wirkung entfalten sollen. Die Vorstellung ist, dass z.B. mit spezifischen Antikorpern nur solche Tu morzellen gezielt angegriffen und in ihrem Wachstum gehindert werden, die die entsprechenden Rezeptoren besitzen. Die wichtigsten bislang zugelassenen biologischen Substanzen sind Bevacizumab, ein monoklonaler Antikorper gegen den Va scular Endothelial Growth Factor, oder Cetuximab, ein Antikorper gegen den Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR oder ErbB1) [De Roock, et al. 2007]. In Kombination mit konventionellen Chemotherapeutika konnen Ansprechraten bis 60% erreicht und dadurch das progressionsfreie Uberleben und zum Teil das Gesamtuberleben verlangert werden. Die Suche nach neuen zielgerichteten Therapien hat dazu gefuhrt, dass derzeit eine ganze Reihe neuer Substanzen in klinischen Therapiestudien gepruft werden, mit zum Teil viel versprechenden Ansatzen. Allen ist gemeinsam, dass selektiv Tu morzellen (oder beispielsweise das zum Tumor gehorige Gefassystem) angesteuert und zielgenau behandelt werden sollen, die Rezeptoren aufweisen, gegen die der Antikorper gerichtet ist. Ein neuer, voll humanisierter Antikorper, der ebenfalls fur den EGF-Rezeptor spezifisch ist [Berlin et al. 2006], Panitumumab, wurde vor kurzem ebenfalls zugelassen.


Onkologie | 2014

Title Page / Contents / Imprint / Guidelines

Muhammet Ali Kaplan; Mehmet Kucukoner; Ali Inal; Zuhat Urakci; Osman Evliyaoglu; Ugur Firat; Muhsin Kaya; Abdurrahman Isikdogan; Olcun Umit Unal; Ilhan Oztop; Ozan Yazici; Tahsin Ozatli; Yusuf Gunaydin; Suleyman Alici; Umut Demirci; Havva Yeşil Çınkır; Bilge Aktas; Kubra Aslan; Dogan Uncu; Ahmet Ugur Yilmaz; Berna Oksuzoglu; Suleyman Buyukberber; Patrick Schöffski; Jasmien Cornillie; Agnieszka Wozniak; Haifu Li; Daphne Hompes; In Keun Choi; Sabha Rasool; Showkat Ahmad Kadla

S. Al-Batran, Frankfurt/M. C. Berking, München C. Bokemeyer, Hamburg M. Borner, Bern T. Cerny, St. Gallen H. T. Eich, Münster A. Engert, Köln M. Fassnacht, München B. Groner, Frankfurt/M. V. Heinemann, München M. Hentrich, München R. D. Issels, München W. Janni, Ulm U. R. Kleeberg, Hamburg H. Lang, Mainz M. Moehler, Mainz M. Schuler, Essen R. Stupp, Zürich M. Theobald, Mainz R. Thomas, Köln U. Wedding, Jena J. A. Werner, Marburg O. Zivanovic, New York


Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention | 2011

The ECRG1 290Arg/Gln polymorphism is related to risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Kashmir.

Sabha Rasool; Bashir A. Ganai; Showkat Ahmad Kadla; Ahanger Ag; Falak Qazi; Tanzeela Khan; Rasool; Akbar Masood


Onkologie | 2014

Role of the VDR Bsm I and Apa I Polymorphisms in the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Kashmir

Sabha Rasool; Showkat Ahmad Kadla; Vamiq Rasool; Falak Qazi; Tanzeela Khan; Nisar A. Shah; Bashir A. Ganai


Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention | 2011

Relation between IRF-1 gene and Acute Myelocytic Leukemia in Kashmiri population

Tanzeela Khan; Bashir A. Ganai; Akbar Masood; Jeelani Samoon; Sabha Rasool Beigh; Falak Qazi


International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research | 2014

Genetic Variants at the Apo-A1 Gene in Association with Coronary Artery Disease

Tanzeela Khan; Falak Qazi; Sabha Rasool; Samia Rashid; Qulsum Akhtar; Akbar Masood; Bashir A. Ganai


Onkologie | 2014

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Muhammet Ali Kaplan; Mehmet Kucukoner; Ali Inal; Zuhat Urakci; Osman Evliyaoglu; Ugur Firat; Muhsin Kaya; Abdurrahman Isikdogan; Olcun Umit Unal; Ilhan Oztop; Ozan Yazici; Tahsin Ozatli; Yusuf Gunaydin; Suleyman Alici; Umut Demirci; Havva Yeşil Çınkır; Bilge Aktas; Kubra Aslan; Dogan Uncu; Ahmet Ugur Yilmaz; Berna Oksuzoglu; Suleyman Buyukberber; Patrick Schöffski; Jasmien Cornillie; Agnieszka Wozniak; Haifu Li; Daphne Hompes; In Keun Choi; Sabha Rasool; Showkat A. Kadla


International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research | 2014

Association of Reduced Folate Carrier (RFC) Gene Polymorphism with Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility In Kashmir.

Falak Qazi; Tanzeela Khan; Haroon R Naqshi; Sabha Rasool; Nisar Ahmad Chowdri; Bashir A. Ganai

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