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World J Transl Med. Sep 28, 2026; 12(3): 124005
Published online Sep 28, 2026. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.124005
Published online Sep 28, 2026. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.124005
Table 1 Details of single nucleotide polymorphism analyzed
| Gene | Polymorphism | Other names | SNP position | Chromosome | Method |
| RAD51 | Rs1801320 | c.-98G>C, G135C | UTR-5, Exon | 15:40695330 | PCR-RFLP |
Table 2 Details of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the studied single nucleotide polymorphism
| SNP | Primer sequences | Annealing temperature (°C) | Product size (bp) | Enzyme | Genotype | Fragment sizes (bp) |
| Rs1801320 | (F)5’TGGGAACTGCAACTCATCTGG3’, (R)5’GCGCTCCTCTCTCCAGCAG3’ | 65 | 157 | BstNI | GG | 7186 |
| GC | 7186157 | |||||
| CC | 157 |
Table 3 Distribution of genotype frequency in RAD51 (rs1801320) among prostate cancer patients and controls, n (%)
| Genotype | Cases | Controls | P, χ2d value | |
| RAD51 Rs1801320 | GG | 2 (4) | 38 (76) | 1.377 × 10-12, 54.62 |
| GC | 35 (70) | 7 (14) | ||
| CC | 13 (26) | 5 (10) |
Table 4 Association of prostate-specific antigen with genotype in prostate cancer patients
| Genotype (n) | PSA level (μg/L) (median, IQR) | P, test statistic H |
| CC (13) | 55, 106.5 | P = 0.4, H = 1.84 at 95%CI (0-5.99) |
| GC (35) | 51, 86.83 | |
| GG (2) | 296.56, 403.69 |
Table 5 Association of prostate-specific antigen with allele in prostate cancer patients
| Allele | PSA level ( μg/L ) | Total | P value, χ2d value | ||
| < 4 | 4-10 | > 10 | |||
| G | 3 | 3 | 33 | 39 | 0.818167, 0.40 |
| C | 7 | 5 | 49 | 61 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 82 | 100 | |
Table 6 Association of genotype with staging in prostate cancer patients
| Stage | Genotype | Total | P, χ2d value | ||
| CC | GC | GG | |||
| A | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0.649885, 4.2 |
| B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 4 | 18 | 1 | 23 | |
| D | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 13 | 35 | 2 | 50 | |
Table 7 Association of allele with staging in cases
| Stage | Allele | Total | P value, χ2d value | |
| G | C | |||
| A | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0.769677, 1.13 |
| B | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| C | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
| D | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| Total | 39 | 61 | 100 | |
Table 8 Association of genotype with Gleason’s score
| Gleason’s score | Genotype | Total | P, χ2d value | ||
| CC | GC | GG | |||
| ≤ 7 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0.087551, 4.87 |
| > 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 21 | |
| Total | 13 | 35 | 2 | 50 | |
Table 9 Association of allele frequency with Gleason’s score
| Gleason’s score | Allele | Total | P, χ2d value | |
| G | C | |||
| ≤ 7 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 0.132648, 2.26 |
| > 7 | 20 | 22 | 42 | |
| Total | 39 | 61 | 100 | |
Table 10 Odds ratio of genotypes and alleles and corresponding statistical values
| Genotype/allele | OR | 95%CI | Z-statistic | P |
| GG | 0.0132 | 0.0028-0.0624 | 5.45 | < 0.0001 |
| GC | 14.33 | 5.26-39.04 | 5.21 | < 0.0001 |
| CC | 3.16 | 1.03-9.69 | 2.02 | 0.0438 |
| C | 7.64 | 3.95-14.75 | 6.05 | < 0.0001 |
| G | 0.13 | 0.07-0.25 | 6.05 | < 0.0001 |
Table 11 Summary of literature reports regarding the association of RAD51 135G>C polymorphism with prostate cancer
- Citation: Pal S, Dahiya K, Dhankhar K, Atri R, Dhankhar R, Maheswari S, Kumar H, Chauhan A, Gaur S. RAD51 135G>C genetic polymorphism and the risk of prostate cancer. World J Transl Med 2026; 12(3): 124005
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6132/full/v12/i3/124005.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5528/wjtm.124005