Association of genetic variants in the 3′-untranslated region of the mesothelin (MSLN) gene with ovarian carcinoma

Limited information has been offered regarding the association of mesothelin (MSLN) gene variants at the 3 '-untranslated region with the risk of ovarian carcinoma. The primary objective of this work is to assess the impact of theMSLN(rs1057147andrs57272256) variants on the progression of ovarian carcinoma among Egyptian women. The study was conceived based on 127 women diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma and 106 unrelated cancer-free controls. Genomic DNA of theseMSLNvariants was genotyped utilizing the PCR technique. The frequencies of theMSLN(rs1057147) variant revealed a significant association with increased risk of ovarian carcinoma under allelic and dominant models(P < .05). Nonetheless, ovarian cancer patients with theMSLN(rs57272256) variant did not attain considerable significance under all genetic models (P > .05). Together, our findings suggested that theMSLN(rs1057147) variant was associated with an increased risk of ovarian carcinoma, but not theMSLN(rs57272256) variant.