Research Article

Role of p73 Dinucleotide Polymorphism in Prostate Cancer and p73 Protein Isoform Balance

Table 2

Associations of genotypes with prostate cancer risk, aggressiveness, and survival.

FactorsRaceGC/GCGC/ATAT/ATDom1
OR (95% CI)2
valueAdditive1
OR (95% CI)2
value

Case/controlWhite750/357417/20265/271.00 (0.82–1.23)0.9951.02 (0.86–1.21)0.82
Black49/689/162/10.87 (0.37–2.04)0.751.00 (0.49–2.07)0.99
Recurrence
Y/N
White205/544100/31620/450.86 (0.66–1.12)0.250.92 (0.74–1.15)0.48
Black14/353/60/20.97 (0.21–4.36)0.970.76 (0.22–2.69)0.68
Gleason
8–10/≤7
White44/58914/3362/510.55 (0.310.99)0.040.61 (0.37–1.02)0.06
Black2/431/80/22.16 (0.17–26.99)0.551.36 (0.19–9.92)0.76
Stage
3 & 4/1 & 2
White129/61570/34211/530.97 (0.71–1.31)0.830.98 (0.76–1.26)0.85
Black8/401/80/20.46 (0.05–4.63)0.510.43 (0.06–3.07)0.40

HR (95% CI)3 valueHR (95% CI)3 value

Overall death
Death/alive
White160/59068/34817/480.76 (0.571.00)0.050.87 (0.68–1.10)0.24
Black5/441/80/2
Specific death
Other/PCa/alive
White88/72/59040/28/33811/6/470.84 (0.58–1.21)40.350.93 (0.67–1.28)40.64
0.69 (0.45–1.06)50.090.81 (0.55–1.20)50.29
Black3/2/441/0/80/0/2

Dom: dominant (AT/AT + GC/AT versus GC/GC); add: log-additive (per AT/AT).
2OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; logistic model adjusted for age.
3HR: hazard ratio; for overall death, Cox model; for specific death, competing risk regression; all models adjusted for age.
4Other death cases versus alive.
5PCa death versus alive.