Modulation of UDP Glucuronosyltransferase 2 B 15 and 2 B 17 and Prostate Cancer Risk : Current Perspectives

UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are a family of enzymes that glucuronidate a variety of exogenous and endogenous compounds, including androgens; which makes them more hydrophilic, changes biological activity, and aids biological excretion. UGT2B17 has been identified as the major enzyme for testosterone glucuronidation, where UGT2B15 has been suggested to play a minor role. A deletion polymorphism in the UGT2B17 gene and an amino acid change in the UGT2B15 gene at codon 85 (aspartate>tyrosine) has been described where the resulting reduced rate of glucuronidation was implicated in the increased risk of prostate cancer. This review aims to analyse the impact that UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 genetic polymorphisms have on the risk of prostate cancer, through the use of studies previously conducted assessing the level of expression of each independent UGT2B enzyme, whereby ethnicity was taken into account. Positive and negative outcomes of clinical studies have been outlined for both UGT2B15 and UGT2B17, where conflicting evidence has led to inconclusive results for determining the consequence of UGT2B enzymes in prostate cancer risk. Additionally, inhibitors of testosterone glucuronidation such as non-steroidal, antiinflammatory drugs (diclofenac and ibuprofen), tea and red wine extracts have been identified to potentially affect the level of circulating testosterone by inhibiting UGT2B enzymes, thus potentially exacerbating prostate cancer risk. Future trials would involve a wider examination of other food substances and pharmaceuticals that can be attributed to the inhibition of UGT2B enzymes.


Introduction
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prominent malignancy in western countries formulating one eighth of all male-specific cancers (Park et al., 2006).It is estimated that 75% of all new PCa cases arise in developed countries (Park et al., 2007).According to Crawford (2003), PCa is more prevalent in people of an African American background in comparison to any other ethnic minority.The incidence among African Americans is nearly 60% higher than among whites.The aetiology of PCa has yet to be identified; however, risk factors such as race, age, family history and steroid hormone levels have been suggested (Gronberg, 2003).Differing androgen levels have been recognised as a potential risk factor for PCa, although results did not generate a coherent picture (Guillemette, 2003).The variation in androgen levels may be the outcome of differing activity or expression of the enzymes that are accountable for metabolism of androgens (Park et al., 2004;2007).
The aim of this review is to summarise the available epidemiological evidence from the year 2000 onwards, regarding the association between UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B15 (UGT2B15) and UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B17 (UGT2B17) genetic polymorphisms and the risk of developing PCa.Additionally, the difference in the risk of developing PCa will be assessed in individuals of different ethnic backgrounds as well as the genotype expression of each independent enzyme in the prostate.Aside from genetic factors that predispose PCa, external triggers will also be discussed as potential risk factors of PCa.Data evaluated in this review will be from both in vivo and in vitro studies.
Genetic polymorphisms are associated with a variety of genes that are responsible for coding enzymes that participate in the metabolic activity or detoxification of carcinogens (Erichsen et al., 2008).Polymorphic variants in androgen metabolising enzymes vary the level of androgens and thus affect the risk of developing PCa (Park et al., 2004;Wilson et al., 2004;Gallagher et al., 2007).UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes are a super family of enzymes situated on the internal membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (Gregory et al., 2004).UGTs participate in a catalytic glucuronidation reaction of a variety of endogenous and exogenous chemicals.In addition to these compounds, steroids, toxins and almost all classes of drugs are substrates for UGT enzymes (Guillemette, 2003).Glucuronidation is one of many fundamental phase 2 reactions also known as a conjugation reaction, which involves the transfer of co-substrate uridine diphospho-glucuronic acid (UDPGIcUA) to hydrophobic molecules.This results in the formation of β-D glucopyranosiduronic acid.The carboxyl group from the glucuronic acid which is ionized at physiological pH values promotes the excretion by increasing the aqueous solubility of the glucuronide, which is otherwise highly hydrophobic.The glucuronide is recognised by the bilary and renal organic anion transport systems, which enable excretion into urine and bile (Guillemette, 2003).Glucuronidation acts as a clearance mechanism and detoxification process for such glucuronide-conjugated molecules whereby the more polar, water soluble, less toxic molecules are more readily excreted from the body (Timbrell, 2000;Ritter, 2000;Miners et al., 2004).

Expression and Metabolism of UGT2B Enzymes in the Prostate
The UGT enzymes exist as subfamilies and are grouped on the basis of evolutionary divergence and the sequenced similarity between the subgroups (Gregory et al., 2004).The two most familiar groups of UGTs are UGT 1 and UGT 2, where most known UGTs belong to either the UGT 1A, 2A or 2B sub-family (Mackenzie et al., 2005).Members of the UGT2B sub-family play a vital role in steroid metabolism to inactivate androgens (Turgeon et al., 2001).The enzymes are highly expressed in androgen-sensitive tissues such as the liver, kidney, skin, brain, breast, uterine and prostate (Turgeon et al., 2003).Two of them, UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 are expressed in the prostate which are concerned with the metabolism of androgenic steroids, such as testosterone, androsterone (ADT), androstane -3α-17β diol and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which have been suggested to modify the risk of developing PCa (Bao et al., 2009).A study of human liver microsomes reported that UGT2B17 was expressed at some 4 fold higher in males with three fold higher activities (Gallagher et al., 2010).
Testosterone, secreted by the testis, is necessary in order to maintain and develop growth of the prostate.Testosterone, either from circulation or from the adrenal precursors, is the main steroid hormone produced in the prostate; it is rapidly converted into DHT and its metabolites by 5α-reductase activity.Testosterone is normally present in serum at a concentration approximately 10 times higher than that of DHT.However, in the prostate due to increased levels of 5αreductase activity, the proportion of testosterone present is decreased.Such analysis led to the assumption that prostate growth is closely related to the tissue concentration of DHT.Additionally, the adrenals secrete dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), its sulphate (DHEAS) and androsteredione into the circulation.The adrenal androgens are converted to testosterone and then to DHT and its metabolites by a 5α-reduction (Barbier and Belanger, 2008).
In the human prostate, the alveoli form two types of epithelial cells: the basal and luminal cells.The two types of cells play an independent but complementary role in androgen formation and action (Barbier et al., 2000).The UGT2B17 isoform, expressed only in basal epithelial cells is concerned with the conversion of testosterone to DHT, which as a result, is metabolised to ADT and 3α-DIOL (Schleutker et al., 2011;Barbier et al., 2000).In contrast, the UGT2B15 isoform is expressed in luminal cells of the prostate where it is concerned with the inactivation of C19 steroid androgens, namely DHT (Olsson et al., 2008;MacLeod et al., 2000;Guillemette, 2003;Barbier et al., 2000).Although UGT2B17 shares more than 95% homology with UGT2B15 (Turgeon et al., 2003;Barbier et al., 2000), the UGT2B17 isoform is found to be the major enzyme implicated in testosterone metabolism within the prostate where it has the highest capacity for both ADT and testosterone (Barbier and Belanger, 2008).Alternatively, UGT2B15 plays a diminutive role (Sten et al., 2009a).Thus, it can be postulated that the intracellular concentration of DHT and its respective metabolites in the prostate can be modulated by both UGT2B17 and UGT2B15 in basal and luminal cells, respectively (Barbier et al., 2000).
According to Park et al., (2004;2006) the potential mechanism of carcinogenesis of prostate tissue involves the interaction of the androgen receptor when accompanied with DHT.The DNA present in proliferating prostate epithelial cell has the potential to produce permanent genomic mutations resulting in carcinogenic prostatic tissue (Erichsen et al., 2008).Moreover, as both UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 play a role in the degradation of DHT, it is suggested that it is the incomplete inactivation of testosterone conversion to DHT by UGT2B enzymes that may be associated with PCa risk, resulting from increased levels of DHT (Park et al., 2007).

Modulation of UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 Enzymes and the Effect on Androgen Concentration and Activity in Prostate Cancer Lncap Cells
The existence of UGT2B15/B17 in the epithelial cells of the human prostate has been clearly established, where the presence of androstane-3α, 17β-diol (3α-DIOL) and ADT-glucuronide concentrations were observed in this tissue (Chouinard et al., 2007).The human androgen-dependent cancer cell line (LNCaP), expresses UGT2B15/17 and is also competent in conjugating androgens.The impact of both genes in the inactivation of androgens in LNCaP cells was examined by using RNA interference to inhibit their expression (Barbier and Belanger, 2008).The results showed that the glucuronidation of DHT, 3α-DIOL and ADT via LNCaP cell was decreased by more than 75% in UGT2B15/17 siRNA-transfected LNCaP cells in comparison to cells with a nontarget probe (Chouinard et al., 2007).
Moreover, the UGT2B15/B17-deficient LNCaP cells were observed to respond more strongly to DHT than in control cells, as exemplified by cell proliferation and presence of known androgen-sensitive genes.Upon evaluation, it is evident that both UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 are key enzymes for the local inactivation of androgens and that glucuronidation is critical for androgen action in prostate cells (Bao et al., 2009).

Genetic Polymorphism of the UGT2B15 Gene and Deletion of the UGT2B17 Gene
Polymorphisms associated with UGTs are suggested to influence steroid metabolism and cancer susceptibility (Lampe et al., 2000) as a result of a variation in the enzyme activity of the gene (Guillemette, 2003;Park et al., 2004).Polymorphic alleles have been identified in the coding region of the UGTB15 enzyme which results in an alteration at codon 85 from aspartate (D 85 ) to tyrosine (Y 85 ) (Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik, 2004;Mononen and Schleutker, 2009;Miners et al., 2002;Lampe et al., 2000;Gsur et al., 2002;Guillemette, 2003;Park et al., 2004).Additionally, it was postulated that a homozygous deletion polymorphism of the UGT2B17 enzyme significantly increases the risk of PCa as a consequence of reduced glucuronidation rates (Lazarus et al., 2005).

UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism
In a study by MacLeod et al. (2000), a D 85 to Y 85 polymorphism was identified in the UGT2B15 enzyme causing a 50% reduction in enzyme activity.This study selected samples from different ethnic backgrounds where, according to Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik (2004), selection may have only taken into account patients with poorly differentiated cancer, resulting in a poor reflection of the population as a whole.The UGT2B15 D 85 allele is less proficient at glucuronidating DHT, and it is suggested that the presence of this low activity allele leads to higher intraprostatic DHT concentrations which is concerned with the increased risk of PCa (MacLeod et al., 2000;Park et al., 2004;Okugi et al., 2006;Barbier et al., 2000;Mononen and Schleutker, 2009;Miners et al., 2002).On this basis, people homozygous for the UGT2B15 D 85 genotype have been suggested to be at a three-fold increased risk of developing PCa (MacLeod et al., 2000).Moreover, genotyping studies have revealed that the homozygous UGT2B15 D 85 allele is more prevalent in individuals with PCa, where higher levels of DHT were implicated with PCa development (MacLeod et al., 2000;Park et al., 2004;Miners et al., 2002).The identification of the high-risk D/D genotype by Okugi et al. (2006) reinforces the association of this genotype and correlation with PCa.Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik (2004) similarly highlight the significance of the D/D genotype frequency between the differentiated groups (OR=2.04,95% CI=1.10-3.79).
Although UGT2B15 D 85 and UGT2B15 Y 85 have similar substrate specificities, the UGT2B15 Y 85 allele was reported to have a two-fold higher Vmax than UGT2B15 D 85 for C19 steroids (Okugi et al., 2006;Mononen and Schleutker, 2009;Lampe et al., 2000;Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik, 2004;Turgeon et al., 2001), where the lower enzyme activity has the potential to increase the amount of DHT in prostate tissue as well as to increase exposure to androgens and possibly also increase the risk of PCa (Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik, 2004).In contrast, Barbier and Belanger (2008) suggested the high efficacy of the Y 85 enzyme may serve to protect the prostate from increased levels of DHT and consequently decrease the risk.
Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that genotype distributions vary by ethnic groups.In one study by Lampe et al., (2000), the Y 85 allele was more prevalent among Caucasians than Asians (32% vs. 18%, respectively).Therefore, we may postulate that PCa risk can also vary according to ethnicity.Additionally, studies have been identified in which the D 85 Y polymorphism was not associated with risk of developing PCa.A study by Gsur et al. (2002) revealed insignificant differences between cases and controls (UGT2B15 Y 85 /Y 85 genotype frequency for PCa cases and controls was 27% and 26%, respectively with an OR, 95% CI; 1.20).However, according to Wilson et al. (2004) the incorporation of recipients with benign prostatic hyperplasia may have negatively influenced the association.In accordance with the negative results outlined by Gsur et al. (2002), Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik (2004)  to Hajdinkjak and Zagradisnik (2004), the previous study (Gsur et al., 2002) failed to select a control group that reflected the frequency of alleles in the general population, perhaps confounding the final result.
Although the UGT2B15 allele plays a key role in conjugation and secretion of steroid hormones in the prostate, based on the conflicting evidence above it remains undecided if the UGT2B15 (D 85 Y) polymorphism can be outlined as a marker for the risk of PCa (Table 1).

Ugt2b17 Deletion Polymorphism
Like UGT2B15, the UGT2B17 isoform is significantly associated with its active role in androgen glucuronidation (Gallagher et al., 2007;Chouinard et al., 2007;Turgeon et al., 2001;Barbier et al., 2000).The inter-individual variations of androgen inactivating enzyme activity may be implicated with the risk of developing PCa, as those with diminished enzyme activity were suggested to incur lower androgen levels in comparison to those who maintain normal activity (Schatzl et al., 2003).In contrast, Gallagher et al. (2007) and Park et al. (2007) claim that it is increased serum androgen levels that are associated with such risk.Genetic polymorphisms identified in UGT2B androgen metabolising enzymes were suggested to impact the level of enzymatic activity as well as expression (Park et al., 2006;Wilson et al., 2004;Gallagher et al., 2007).An entire polymorphic gene deletion of the UGT2B17 enzyme was indicated to cause a decrease in the glucuronidation activity (Lazarus et al., 2005), where a homozygous UGT2B17 gene deletion was implicated to be in risk of developing PCa (Gallagher et al., 2007).2).However, based on this study it is unjustified to assume that those of the African American background are not susceptible to PCa.Additional population based studies in men of African American background would need to be carried out, where only by obtaining similar statistically insignificant results would a generalisation regarding the risk of PCa be of validity.
According to Lampe et al. (2000), polymorphisms often show distinctive population differences which result in different distributions amongst various ethnic groups.Wilson et al. (2004) demonstrated that the absence of the UGT2B17 gene is five times more frequent in Caucasians than in African Americans; 11% and 2%, respectively.The occurrence of the del/del genotype was also 11% with formerly reported genotype distribution amongst Caucasians (Park et al., 2006;Gallagher et al., 2007;Olsson et al., 2008).In addition, Jakobbson et al. (2006) demonstrated the UGT2B17 del/del polymorphism to be seven times more prevalent in the Korean (66.7%) than the Swedish population (9.3%),where Terakura et al. ( 2005) also reported higher prevalence among Asian men.The difference in genotype frequencies amongst the populations can be used to assume that the risk of PCa varies between ethnic minorities.When the UGT2B17 genotypes were compared with urinary testosterone levels, all of the individuals of the UGT2B17 homozygous deletion/deletion genotype had little or negligible amounts of urinary testosterone.The deletion/deletion genotype was seven times more prevalent in the Korean (66.7%) than the Swedish population (9.3%).
a Sample refers to either a particular ethnicity being analysed or to a certain cell line Although the variation in the distribution of the UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism has been established, the results have not been consistent.For instance, the genotype distribution for African Americans in the study conducted by Park et al. (2006) was 11%, where Wilson et al. (2004) demonstrated an occurrence of a mere 2%.Such differences observed illustrate that UGT2B17 genotype frequency has the potential to vary in different regions of the United States.However, it also reinforces the need for additional studies to be conducted in order to confirm any potential trends which may lead to conclusive results regarding the risk of PCa amongst different ethnic minorities.Based on the findings of Wilson et al. (2004) and Park et al. (2006), it can be posited that Caucasians are at a greater risk of developing PCa when compared to the African American population in the studies.However, this generalisation from limited studies cannot be applied to the Caucasian population as a whole; as additional studies would need to confirm the greater risk of PCa in Caucasian males and in contrast to other ethnic groups.
A study carried out by Jakobsson et al. (2006) examined the effect of the UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism on the distribution and excretion of urinary testosterone.It was maintained that the deletion of the UGT2B17 gene is linked with low or negligible amounts of urinary testosterone, reiterating the importance of the enzyme for testosterone glucuronidation.Additionally, it was found that individuals who exhibit the del/del genotype undergo decreased levels of testosterone glucuronidation.PCa risk was previously implicated with reduced testosterone glucuronidation (Park et al., 2006), thus it can be assumed individuals who display the del/del genotype are at an increased risk.In contrast, other studies have shown the lack of association between UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism and PCa risk (Table 2).
In summary, there appears to be contradictory evidence surrounding the role of the UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism in PCa risk.Multiple studies that examine the role of the glucuronidating enzyme are required in order to produce conclusive results.Table 2 outlines in further detail the studies already discussed, as well as additional studies examining the UGT2B17 deletion polymorphism and risk of PCa.Both UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 bind testosterone and metabolites of 5-α reductase, where expression in steroid target tissues such as the prostate suggests a function in PCa (Wilson et al., 2004).Although both UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 have been identified with different genetic polymorphisms; they are both considered to be important in human liver microsomal (HLM) testosterone glucuronidation (Bowalgaha et al., 2007), where clinical studies have shown the two enzymes to independently effect intra-prostatic levels of DHT.

Factors Influencing the Metabolic Functions of UGT2B15 and UGT2B17
To further examine the consequence of UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 genetic polymorphism and the risk of PCa, it is important to identify other potential risk factors, such as diet, lifestyle and additional drugs that could impact the metabolism of such enzymes.Reduction in testosterone glucuronidation via the inhibition of UGT2B enzymes has been associated with elevated levels of circulating testosterone (Jacobsson et al., 2006;Sten et al., 2009b;Jenkinson et al., 2012aJenkinson et al., , 2012b)), which was previously implicated in PCa risk (Park et al., 2007).Notably, UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 do not glucuronidate epitestosterone which are metabolised by alternate UGT enzymes (Sten et al., 2009a).Indeed, epitestosterone acts as a competitive inhibitor against UGT2B17, implicating a role for the known variations in epitetosterone levels in controlling testosterone concentrations (Sten et al., 2009a).However, further studies are warranted in this area as levels of epitestosterone that effected inhibition are considerably higher than those found in vivo (Havlikova et al., 2002).

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) Possibly Associated with Increased Risk
NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, are commonly used drugs used in the prophylaxis of pain and inflammation and are metabolised by UGTs through glucuronidation.Both steroids and NSAIDs are substrates for UGT enzymes and it has been revealed that diclofenac and ibuprofen competitively inhibit UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 potentialy resulting in a reduced testosterone glucuronidation rate with an IC50 value for diclofenac inhibition of 64 M, and 213 M for ibuprofen (Sten et al., 2009b).
UGT2B15 was more sensitive than UGT2B17 to the two drugs, particularly to ibuprofen (Sten et al., 2009b).Moreover, an increased sensitivity to ibuprofen signified that UGT2B15 is mostly responsible for testosterone glucuronidation in UGT2B17-deficient individuals.The inhibitory efficacy of ibuprofen was found to be reliant on the UGT2B17 genotype, where higher inhibition was illustrated in recipients with the del/del genotype compared to those with ins/ins and ins/del (Sten et al., 2009b).However, these results are for in vitro studies which have yet to be repeated in vivo.
Therefore, based on the inhibitory efficacy of both diclofenac and ibuprofen for HLM testosterone glucuronidation, the researchers can speculate that individuals who exhibit the UGT2B17 del/del polymorphism may be at a greater risk of developing PCa, as a result of the higher NSAID inhibition demonstrated in del/del subjects.However, the potential risk of PCa would only apply to those patients who are taking NSAIDs as a long-term prophylaxis.In order to evaluate the practical repercussions of such findings, future investigations are warranted to be conducted in vivo, where studies to examine the inhibitory effect of NSAIDs as well as UGT2B enzymes could be carried out.It would also be an advantage for future studies to be done in the context of PCa susceptibility to see if similar results could be obtained to the previous study by Sten et al. (2009b).

Diet and Risk of Prostate Cancer
To date, many studies have identified the effect of UGT2B genetic polymorphisms on the incidence of PCa risk.However, little has been investigated about the effect diet has on such UGT2B enzymes (Wolk, 2005).This is despite the numerous studies that testify to the high rate of self-medication with herbal and dietary supplements, particularly among cancer patients (Neuhouser and Rock, 2010).Although observational studies across cultures suggest that some dietary components and associated nutrients may have an effect on PCa risk (Lewis et al., 2009;Brasky et al., 2011;Ma and Chapman, 2009), caution is advised in promoting dietary supplements for said purpose, whilst concerns have been raised over potential herbal-drug interaction (Eichorn et al., 2011).Amongst the dietary components with putative prostate cancer preventive, teas (particularly green teas) received increased attention, but evidence for cancer preventive effects of dietary flavonoids such as those found in green tea is inconclusive (Boehm et al., 2009).
Dietary components such as flavonoids found in foods, such as fruits and vegetables have been suggested to have the ability to act as cancer preventative agents (Moon et al., 2006).Wolk (2005) suggested that diet plays a significant role in the initiation, promotion and progression of PCa. Figure 1 illustrates the stages at which dietary flavonoids are able to effectively block or suppress progression to carcinogenesis.Such flavonoids initiate the detoxification of carcinogens via the induction of phase 2 enzymes, resulting in their elimination from the body (Moon et al., 2006).

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Advancing on this, a recent study by Jenkinson et al. (2012a) demonstrated that testosterone glucuronidation was inhibited by green and white tea extracts, alongside particular catechin compounds such as: epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate and catechin gallate.Such compounds have been recognized as competitive inhibitors of the UGT2B17 enzyme through in vitro studies.Given the concentrations of catechins and testosterone used for these studies reflect those found in vivo, further studies in humans are warranted.Remarkably, the compounds identified as inhibitors were not substrates of the UGT2B17 enzyme, hence providing the potential to investigate the effect of other food substances containing catechins.Popular alcohol beverages such as red wine or cider are two of many substances containing catechins that could be an area for future investigation (Jenkinson et al., 2012b).Previous studies carried out by Park et al. (2007) confirmed the association between increased levels of circulating androgens and the risk of PCa.On this basis, the potential association between PCa risk and diet can also be suggested from the study carried out by Jenkinson et al. (2012a), whereby the inhibitory effects exerted by components of white and green tea extracts on the UGT2B17 enzymes, and the resulting potential increase in circulating testosterone levels is an indicator for the possible risk of PCa; however this is yet to be confirmed in vivo.Such assumptions warrant additional studies examining foodstuffs and their components for the inhibitory role against UGT enzymes in the perspective of PCa.The multiple roles of flavonoids in promoting cancer include contrasting effects on the tissue activity of detoxification enzymes, such as UGTs via upregulation or inhibition.

Athletes as More 'At Risk' Population
Studies investigating the consequences of modulated UGT2B15 and UGT2B17 activity to date have focused on linking PCa to androgen levels, as well as highlighting potential implications for the athletic

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Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129 also found no correlation between PCa cases and controls.However, according Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129 b A positive clinical study is where the results indicate a clear association between Prostate Cancer risk and UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism c A negative clinical study is where the results establish no correlation between Prostate Cancer risk and UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism d OR=odds ratio; CI= Confidence Interval e N/A= Not Applicable.The sub-heading of the column cannot be applied to the clinical study as the results of the study have not outlined conclusive results or the nature of the study does not allow them to be applied, i.e. cell culture studies will not have cases or controls _______________ Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129 Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129 Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129

Table 1 . Summary of in Vitro and in Vivo Clinical Studies that Show the UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism and the Risk of Prostate Cancer
A positive clinical study is where the results indicate a clear association between Prostate Cancer risk and UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism c A negative clinical study is where the results establish no correlation between Prostate Cancer risk and UGT2B15 Genetic Polymorphism d N/A= Not Applicable.The sub-heading of the column cannot be applied to the clinical study as the results of the study have not outlined conclusive results, or the nature of the study does not allow them to be applied, i.e. cell culture studies will not have cases or controls _______________ Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129 a Sample refers to either a particular ethnicity being analysed or to a certain cell line b _______________ Jasmin Thind, Carl Jenkinson, Declan P. Naughton and Andrea Petróczi (2013), Advances in Cancer: Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.5171/2013.812129remained statistically insignificant (Table