Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Results from this study suggest that rs4680 in the COMT gene and rs4646903 in the CYP1A1 gene may be genetic markers for breast cancer prognosis in Chinese women. 17429315

2007

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Genotype was carried out for 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs4646903, rs1056836, rs1695, rs4970737, and rs4680) using direct sequencing.The polymorphic genotypes of glutathione S-transferase (GSTP1) (P = .044) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) (P = .008) showed significantly different distributions, while that of cytochrome P450 (CYP1B1) (P = .051) showed a slight difference in distribution between healthy women and patients with breast cancer. 30461653

2018

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE When assessing the independent effect of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism, we observed reduced risk for breast cancer amongst hormone replacement therapy using women who were homozygous carriers of the variant allele compared with those carrying the wild-type variant (RR = 0.41; 95% CI: 0.29-0.89). 23869875

2014

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Val158Met Polymorphism in catechol-O-methyltransferase gene associated with risk factors for breast cancer. 14504192

2003

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A case-control study was conducted to assess the associations between soy isoflavone intake and the CYP1A1 Ile462Val, CYP1B1 Val432Leu, and COMT Val158Met polymorphisms and breast cancer, as well as their combined effects on breast cancer. 21438753

2011

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE No association between COMT 1947 G>A (rs4680) or CYP1A1 4889 A>G (rs1048943) and breast cancer was found. 20878621

2011

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In conclusion, COMT Val158Met polymorphism may be a low-penetrant risk factor for breast cancer development in European population. 20130981

2010

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In this study, we evaluated the frequency of different polymorphisms related with estrogen metabolism [COMT Val158Met, CYP17 (5'UTR, T27C); HSD17beta1 Gly313Ser and MnSOD Val16Ala] in a breast cancer resistant population, the Xavante Indians, and the frequencies were compared with the ones reported in other populations where breast cancer case-control studies dealing with these polymorphisms have been carried out. 16969494

2006

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Several studies have indicated that the val108met COMT polymorphism, which results in a 3-4-fold decrease in activity, is associated with increased breast cancer risk. 11577006

2001

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In conclusion, this meta-analysis indicates that COMT Val158Met polymorphism may be associated with decreased breast cancer</span> risk in Caucasian population. 22297695

2012

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We conducted a large population-based case control study in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin to examine six strategically selected COMT haplotype-tagging (ht) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs), including the val158met polymorphism (rs4680), in relation to breast cancer risk. 20150638

2010

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In summary, this meta-analysis suggests that the COMT Val158Met polymorphism is not a risk factor for breast cancer development. 24146281

2014

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Relationship between the Val158Met polymorphism of catechol O-methyl transferase and breast cancer. 11434504

2001

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Our meta-analysis results suggest that the COMT Val158Met polymorphism may not contribute to breast cancer susceptibility. 23039364

2012

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To date, three studies in Caucasians and one study in Chinese have been conducted to determine the association with breast cancer risk of a functional polymorphism (G-to-A, Val158Met) of this enzyme, but the results were inconsistent. 11706521

2001

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Genetic polymorphism Val158Met of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) may contribute to estrogen-induced carcinogenesis of breast cancer. 20591221

2010

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We investigated the associations between breast cancer and sequence variants in several genes in the estradiol/estrone metabolism pathway (CYP1A1*2A, CYP1A2*1F, CYP1B1 Leu432Val, CYP3A4*1B, COMT Val158Met, SULT1A1Arg213His) as well as the Arg554Lys variant in AHR (a transcription factor for CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1) in a case-control study of 1,339 breast cancer cases and 1,370 controls nested in the Multiethnic Cohort Study. 16103451

2005

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A valine-108-methionine polymorphism in exon 4 of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene causes a 3- to 4-fold reduction in enzyme activity and has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. 11142424

2000

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Influence of catechol-o-methyltransferase genotype (Val158Met) on endocrine, sympathetic nervous and mucosal immune systems in breast cancer survivors. 21974969

2012

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE When stratified by menopausal status, COMT Val158Met L/L (OR: 11.94; 95% CI: 1.48-96.03, P=0.02) and ERalpha PvuII P/p genotypes (OR: 2.67; 95% CI: 1.01-7.05, P=0.048) were associated with a significantly elevated risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women, and there was a association between ERalpha XbaI x/x genotype and the nonsignificantly increased risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women (OR: 6.88; 95% CI: 0.80-59.15, P=0.079). 17562079

2007

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype (Val158met) modulates cancer-related fatigue and pain sensitivity in breast cancer survivors. 21898113

2012

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Although CYP1B1 and COMT genotypes did not exhibit statistically significant association with breast cancer risks when analyzed individually, COMT wild type (Val(158)Val) in combination with CYP1B1 heterozygous variant (Leu(432)Val) [OR: 0.21; 95% CI (0.05-0.82), p value; 0.021] and COMT heterozygous variant (Val(158)Met) in combination with CYP1B1 wild type (Leu(432)Leu) [OR: 0.29; 95% CI (0.08-0.96), p value; 0.042] showed significant protective association with premenopausal breast cancer risk. 20037207

2009

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE COMT rs4680 genotypes did not have a modifying effect on the association of green tea intake with breast cancer risk. 19074205

2009

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE When MnSOD Ala was combined with either cytochrome P450 1B1 CYP1B1*1 and catechol O-methyltransferase COMT-L (V158M) genotypes, the risk for developing breast cancer was significantly increased in patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 24 kg m(-2) (OR: 1.42 (95%CI=1.04-1.93)). 15386537

2005

dbSNP: rs4680
rs4680
CUI: C0006142
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of breast
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In this study we evaluated the association between the interleukin-1B C-31T, catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met, and thymidylate synthase (TS) 1494del6 polymorphisms and breast cancer. 17385677

2007