Abstract
Background: There are no data about the role of MMPs polymorphism in development of osteosarcoma.
Patients and methods: Two-hundred fifty-one patients with osteosarcoma and 251 healthy controls were included to investigate the association between the MMP2, 3, 9 polymorphisms and the risk of osteosarcoma.
Results: Compared with the MMP2 SNP rs243865 homozygote CC, The heterozygous CT genotype was associated with significantly increased risk for osteosarcoma (OR = 1.86, 95% CI = 1.18–4.22, p = 0.014); the TT genotype was associated with increased risk for osteosarcoma (OR = 1.92, 95% CI = 1.21–3.52, p = 0.028). However, the genotype and allele frequencies of MMP3 rs3025058 and MMP9 rs3918242 polymorphisms were not significantly different.
Conclusion: MMP2 rs243865 genotype was associated with increased risk for development of osteosarcoma in Chinese Han population.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no declarations of interest. This study was supported by grants from the Liaoning province Science and Technology plan projects (Grant NO: 2013225021).