Research Article

Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 13, 2020
  • Murat Özdemir
  • M. Tolgahan Hakan
  • Dilara Sönmez
  • Ali Kafadar
  • İlhan Yaylım
  • Özlem Küçükhüseyin *
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Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer

Abstract

Recent studies imply the effects of micronutrient intake on the development of several cancers including primary brain cancer (PBC). The biological effects of vitamin D, a member of the fat-soluble vitamin family acting as a steroid hormone, was carried out by binding its receptor (VDR) through vitamin D-binding-protein (VDBP). The present study aims to investigate the effects of vitamin D levels and VDR rs2228570, VDR rs731236, VDBP 7041 polymorphisms on PBC development. The study group consisted of 71 patients and 84 controls. Vitamin D levels were determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography where polymorphisms by polymerase-chain-reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism methods. The distribution of VDR rs2228570 variants in PBC and its subgroups were determined as FF>Ff>ff; VDBP rs7041 variants were TG> GG>TT, however, VDR rs731236 variants were Tt>TT>tt in PBC and meningioma and TT>Tt>tt in glioma. Vitamin D levels were measured below normal levels in all patients and control groups, which shows the deficiency in Turkish society in line with the literature. Our results show that low serum vitamin D level may be an individual risk factor in the development of brain tumors, however, VDR rs2228570 and rs731236 and VDBP rs7041 polymorphisms have no effect on the risk of disease development.

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Supporting Institution

The present study was supported by a grant from the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University (Project No: TYL-2018-28203).

Project Number

Project No: TYL-2018-28203

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Murat Özdemir This is me
0000-0002-4081-7096
Türkiye

M. Tolgahan Hakan This is me
0000-0002-0622-7148
Türkiye

Dilara Sönmez This is me
0000-0002-4962-5330
Türkiye

Ali Kafadar This is me
Türkiye

İlhan Yaylım This is me
0000-0003-2615-0202
Türkiye

Özlem Küçükhüseyin * This is me
0000-0001-6298-5026
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 13, 2020

Submission Date

February 18, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Özdemir, M., Hakan, M. T., Sönmez, D., Kafadar, A., Yaylım, İ., & Küçükhüseyin, Ö. (2020). Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer. Experimed, 10(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2020.0002
AMA
1.Özdemir M, Hakan MT, Sönmez D, Kafadar A, Yaylım İ, Küçükhüseyin Ö. Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer. Experimed. 2020;10(1):16-24. doi:10.26650/experimed.2020.0002
Chicago
Özdemir, Murat, M. Tolgahan Hakan, Dilara Sönmez, Ali Kafadar, İlhan Yaylım, and Özlem Küçükhüseyin. 2020. “Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer”. Experimed 10 (1): 16-24. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2020.0002.
EndNote
Özdemir M, Hakan MT, Sönmez D, Kafadar A, Yaylım İ, Küçükhüseyin Ö (March 1, 2020) Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer. Experimed 10 1 16–24.
IEEE
[1]M. Özdemir, M. T. Hakan, D. Sönmez, A. Kafadar, İ. Yaylım, and Ö. Küçükhüseyin, “Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer”, Experimed, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 16–24, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.26650/experimed.2020.0002.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Murat - Hakan, M. Tolgahan - Sönmez, Dilara - Kafadar, Ali - Yaylım, İlhan - Küçükhüseyin, Özlem. “Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer”. Experimed 10/1 (March 1, 2020): 16-24. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2020.0002.
JAMA
1.Özdemir M, Hakan MT, Sönmez D, Kafadar A, Yaylım İ, Küçükhüseyin Ö. Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer. Experimed. 2020;10:16–24.
MLA
Özdemir, Murat, et al. “Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer”. Experimed, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 16-24, doi:10.26650/experimed.2020.0002.
Vancouver
1.Murat Özdemir, M. Tolgahan Hakan, Dilara Sönmez, Ali Kafadar, İlhan Yaylım, Özlem Küçükhüseyin. Investigation of Critical Genetic Variations of Vitamin D Metabolism and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Brain Cancer. Experimed. 2020 Mar. 1;10(1):16-24. doi:10.26650/experimed.2020.0002