Gly82Ser and 2184 A/G RAGE polymorphisms were related to the mortality due to the breast cancer and -419 A/C glyoxalase I polymorphism was related to the overall mortality of the patients suggesting their role not only in the risk of breast cancer but also in the outcome of patients with breast cancer.
In HMGB1 gene, haplotype analysis did not reveal any significance, while in RAGE gene, haplotypes C-T-A and C-A-G (alleles in order of rs1800625, rs18006024, rs2070600) were significantly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (adjusted OR = 2.72 and 10.35; 95% CI: 1.20-6.18 and 1.58-67.80; P = 0.017 and 0.015 respectively).
In subgroup analysis for 82G/S, a significantly elevated cancer risk was indicated in the population of Asian and patients with lung cancer, and for -374T/A, reduced risk was indicated in population of Caucasian and patients with lung cancer and breast cancer.
The frequency of haplotype T-T-G-T (alleles in order of rs1800625, rs1800624, rs2070600, and rs184003) was remarkably higher in patients than in controls (Simulated P = 0.001), and this haplotype was significantly associated with a 1.43-fold (95% CI: 1.01-2.01; P = 0.041) increase in adjusted risk of breast cancer.