B2633 - Frequency of KLK3 deletions in ALSPAC - 19/02/2016

B number: 
B2633
Principal applicant name: 
Santi Rodriguez | Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol
Co-applicants: 
Anna Guyatt, Ryan Langdon, Tom Gaunt
Title of project: 
Frequency of KLK3 deletions in ALSPAC
Proposal summary: 

One of the kallikrein genes (KLK3) encodes Prostate Specific Antigen, a key biomarker for prostate cancer. A number of factors, both genetic and non-genetic, determine variation of serum Prostate Specific Antigen levels in the population. We have found KLK3 deletions in individuals with very low Prostate Specific Antigen levels, suggesting a link between abnormally reduced kallikrein gene 3 expression and deletions of kallikrein gene 3 (Rodriguez et al., 2013, Clin Chem. 59(1):234-44). We have also identified common deletions in the KLK3 gene in the 1958BC, and have also found in silico evidence for KLK3 deletions in the NBS cohort (Al-Ghamdi et al., 2013 [PhD thesis]), Rodriguez et al., (submitted).

Date proposal received: 
Wednesday, 10 February, 2016
Date proposal approved: 
Wednesday, 17 February, 2016
Keywords: 
Genetics