Research Article

Polymorphisms in the RANK/RANKL Genes and Their Effect on Bone Specific Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients

Table 3

Bone metastasis-free survival (BMFS), disease-free (DFS), and overall survival (OS) for selected SNPs. Adjusted hazard ratios1 (HRs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and corresponding values are shown.

SNPGenotypeBMFS DFS OS
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

rs1054016GG1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
GT1.06 (0.68, 1.65)0.791.21 (0.88, 1.67)0.241.22 (0.88, 1.69)0.23
TT0.37 (0.17, 0.84)0.020.91 (0.59, 1.40)0.661.00 (0.65, 1.54)1.00

rs1805034TT1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
CT0.73 (0.46, 1.17)0.190.83 (0.60, 1.16)0.290.88 (0.63, 1.24)0.48
CC0.62 (0.34, 1.16)0.130.91 (0.61, 1.35)0.641.09 (0.73, 1.62)0.67

rs35211496CC1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
CT0.90 (0.56, 1.45)0.670.97 (0.70, 1.33)0.841.01 (0.74, 1.39)0.94
TT0.82 (0.20, 3.39)0.791.19 (0.52, 2.73)0.670.73 (0.27, 1.99)0.54

HRs were adjusted for age, BMI, tumor stage, nodal status, tumor type, grading, and ER.