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. 2012 Oct 6;14(1):107–113. doi: 10.1007/s10238-012-0215-4

Table 2.

Associations between MT2A SNPs and breast cancer risk

SNP genotype Cases (%)/controls (%) OR (95 % CI)a p OR (95 % CI)b p
rs28366003 (SNP1)
AA 465 (87.1)/516 (92.8) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
AG 66 (12.3)/40 (7.2) 1.83 (1.21–2.77) 1.92 (1.28–2.81)
GG 3 (0.6)/0 (0.0)
p trendc <0.001 <0.01
AG or GG vs. AAd 69 (12.9)/40 (7.2) 1.91 (1.27–2.88) <0.01 1.93 (1.29–2.89) <0.02
AG or AA vs. GGe 531 (99.4)/556 (100)
rs1610216 (SNP2)
AA 408 (76.4)/402 (72.3) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
AG 125 (23.4)/153 (27.5) 0.80 (0.61–1.06) 0.81 (0.63–1.09)  
GG 1 (0.2)/1 (0.2) 0.98 (0.06–15.83) 1.06 (0.09–16.72)
p trendc 0.13 0.73
AG or GG vs. AAd 126 (23.6)/154 (27.7) 0.81 (0.61–1.06) 0.12 0.82 (0.64–1.11) 0.24
AG or AA vs. GGe 533 (99.8)/555 (99.8) 1.04 (0.06–16.69) 0.98 0.97 (0.07–15.41) 0.87
rs10636 (SNP3)
GG 305 (57.1)/280 (50.3) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
GC 205 (38.4)/253 (45.5) 0.74 (0.58–0.95) 0.69 (0.52–0.94)
CC 24 (4.5)/23 (4.2) 0.96 (0.53–1.74) 0.91 (0.64–1.71)
p trendc 0.07 0.17
CG or CC vs. GGd 510 (95.5)/504 (90.6) 0.76 (0.60–0.97) 0.02 0.73 (0.57–0.96) 0.06
CG or GG vs. CCe 229 (42.9)/301 (54.1) 1.09 (0.61–1.96) 0.07 1.11 (0.64–2.03) 0.94

aCrude

bAdjusted for age, family history, smoking status, BMI, menarche, parity, menopausal status and use of contraceptive and menopausal hormones

cTesting additive genetic model (Cochran–Armitage test for trend)

dTesting dominant genetic model

eTesting recessive genetic model