In summary, this meta-analysis suggests that STK15F31I polymorphism is associated with increased breast cancer and ovarian cancer risk among Caucasians, F31I polymorphism is associated with decreased lung cancer risk among Caucasians, and V57I polymorphism is associated with decreased breast cancer risk among Caucasians.
The interplay between EGFR and AURKA provides an explanation for the difference in EGF dependency between EGFR-WT and EGFR-mutant cells and may provide a new therapeutic strategy for lung cancer patients carrying EGFR mutations.
Compared with homozygous wild-types, the homozygous variant genotypes of STK15F31I and CCND1 G870A were associated with a significantly altered lung cancer risk with ORs of 0.58 (95% CI, 0.37-0.90) and 1.26 (95% CI, 1.03-1.53), respectively.
The protein and mRNA expression of STK15 were evaluated by western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in 40 lung cancer samples and corresponding normal lung tissues.