Variants in DENND1A and LHCGR are associated with endometrioid adenocarcinoma

Objective. The aim of this study was to explore the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs13405728 (in gene LHCGR), rs13429458 (in gene THADA) and rs2479106 (in gene DENND1A) in women with endometrial carcinoma. Methods. We conducted a case-control study comprising 96 Han Chinese women with endometrial carcinoma, and 192 healthy controls. SNPs rs13405728, rs13429458 and rs2479106 were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing. The effects of body mass index (BMI) and age were evaluated using an unconditional logistic regression model adjusted for potential confounders. Results. The allele frequencies of SNPs rs2479106 and rs13405728 were significantly different (P < 0.05) between endometrial carcinoma group and control group, and the difference was especially significant in the subgroup of endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Genotyping analysis showed that allele G in rs2479106 and allele A in rs13405728 could confer risk to endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Conclusions. Our results suggest that SNPs rs2479106 in gene DENND1A and rs13405728 in gene LHCGR are associated with endometrioid adenocarcinoma. 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.