HER-2/neu and INT2 proto-oncogene amplification in malignant breast tumors in relation to reproductive factors and exposure to exogenous hormones
Olsson, Håkan LU
; Borg, Åke
LU
; Fernö, Mårten
LU
; Ranstam, Jonas
and Sigurdsson, Helgi
(1991)
In Journal of the National Cancer Institute
83(20).
p.1483-1487
- Abstract
In previous studies in southern Sweden, early use of oral contraceptives has been found to be accompanied by an increased risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, and the tumors developing in these patients have shown a more aggressive behavior. In the present study, amplification of the proto-oncogenes Her-2/neu (also known as ERBB2) and INT2 was studied in primary tumor specimens from 72 premenopausal women and was related to starting age of oral contraceptive use and other reproductive risk factors. Amplification of Her-2/neu was more common among early oral contraceptive users (i.e., those starting at ≦20 years of age) than among nonusers or late users (odds ratio [OR], 53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-16.7), whereas... (More)
In previous studies in southern Sweden, early use of oral contraceptives has been found to be accompanied by an increased risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, and the tumors developing in these patients have shown a more aggressive behavior. In the present study, amplification of the proto-oncogenes Her-2/neu (also known as ERBB2) and INT2 was studied in primary tumor specimens from 72 premenopausal women and was related to starting age of oral contraceptive use and other reproductive risk factors. Amplification of Her-2/neu was more common among early oral contraceptive users (i.e., those starting at ≦20 years of age) than among nonusers or late users (odds ratio [OR], 53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-16.7), whereas INT2 amplification did not differ significantly among those groups (OR, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.1-5.0). The likelihood of INT2 amplification was greater among users of progestins and those with a history of abortions before the first full-term pregnancy (OR, 9.0; 95% CI, 1.3-51.7; and OR, 18.6; 95% CI, 2.2-165.8, respectively). No significant relationships were found between proto-on-cogene amplification and the variables of parity, age at first full-term pregnancy, or late abortion. The increased ORs persisted after adjustment for age at diagnosis and other risk factors. The findings suggest that the higher rate of Her-2/neu amplification among early oral contraceptive users is an effect of the oral contraceptive use per se rather than of the relative youth of the users. Moreover, the relationship between progestin use and early abortion and amplification of the INT2 gene is biologically plausible. [J Natl Cancer Inst 83: 1483-1487, 1991].
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- Olsson, Håkan
LU
; Borg, Åke
LU
; Fernö, Mårten
LU
; Ranstam, Jonas
and Sigurdsson, Helgi
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- 1483 - 1487
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- Oxford University Press
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- 0027-8874
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- 10.1093/jnci/83.20.1483
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