PMID- 25539555 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150122 LR - 20220330 IS - 1300-0144 (Print) IS - 1300-0144 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 5 DP - 2014 TI - Polymorphisms in MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in Turkish patients with prostate cancer. PG - 839-43 AB - AIM: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the Western male population. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) modulate the remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The imbalance between MMPs and TIMPs may lead to an emergence of pathological processes such as cancer. In this study, the association between TIMP-2 (-418 G/C) and MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) polymorphisms and prostate cancer in the Turkish population was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-one prostate cancer patients and 46 healthy subjects were included in the study. DNA was isolated from 2 mL of peripheral blood taken from subjects, and genotypes were analyzed by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. RESULTS: The TIMP-2 -418 (GC) genotype was found in 15 cases (32.6%) in the control group and in 9 cases (14.8%) in the patients group, and statistical significance was determined (P = 0.037, OR = 0.346). The MMP-2 -1306 (CT) genotype was found 2.17 times more in the patient group than in the control group (P = 0.149, OR = 2.17). CONCLUSION: Our results show that the TIMP-2 -418 (GC) genotype had a putative protective effect against prostate cancer. FAU - Yaykasli, Kursat Oguz AU - Yaykasli KO FAU - Kayikci, Muhammet Ali AU - Kayikci MA FAU - Yamak, Nesibe AU - Yamak N FAU - Soguktas, Hatice AU - Soguktas H FAU - Duzenli, Selma AU - Duzenli S FAU - Arslan, Ali Osman AU - Arslan AO FAU - Metin, Ahmet AU - Metin A FAU - Kaya, Ertugrul AU - Kaya E FAU - Hatipoglu, Omer Faruk AU - Hatipoglu OF LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Turkey TA - Turk J Med Sci JT - Turkish journal of medical sciences JID - 9441758 RN - 127497-59-0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease/*genetics MH - Genotype MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - *Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/*genetics MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2/*genetics EDAT- 2014/12/30 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/23 06:00 CRDT- 2014/12/26 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/23 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Turk J Med Sci. 2014;44(5):839-43.