云南省汉族人群TNF-α基因多态性与非小细胞肺癌发生、发展的相关性

背景与目的：肿瘤坏死因子-α（tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α）不仅是一种重要的炎症因子,还与肿瘤的发生、发展密切相关。探讨TNF-α基因多态性与云南省汉族人群非小细胞肺癌（non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC）发生、发展的相关性。方法：选取云南省425例汉族人群NSCLC病例和438名健康体检者,采用TaqMan探针基因分型法对TNF-α基因启动子区域5个单核苷酸多态性（single nucleotide polymorphism,SNP）位点rs1799964（-1031T>C）、rs1800630（-863C>A）、rs1799724（-857C>T）、rs1800629（-308G>A）和rs361525（-238G>A）进行基因分型并分析其等位基因、基因型及所构建的单倍型在NSCLC病例及健康对照者中的频率差异。结果：TNF-α基因启动子5个SNP位点的等位基因和基因型频率在NSCLC病例组和对照组间差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。病例分层分析发现,rs1799724（C>T）的T等位基因在腺癌组中的频率显著高于对照组（P=0.010,OR=1.56,95% CI：1.11~2.19）,在显性模式下携带T等位基因的个体（TT+CT）患肺腺癌的风险显著升高（P=0.007,OR=1.66,95% CI：1.15~2.42）。rs1800630（C>A）的A等位基因在腺鳞癌及其他类型肺癌组中的频率显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P=0.013,OR=2.15,95% CI：1.16~3.96）。单倍型分析结果显示,单倍型rs1799724T-rs1800629G在腺癌组中的频率显著高于对照组（P=0.048,OR=1.42,95% CI：1.00~2.01）。结论：位于TNF-α基因启动子区域的SNP位点rs1799724（C>T）等位基因T和基因型TT可能是云南省汉族人群NSCLC中腺癌发生的风险性因素。SNP位点rs1800630（C>A）等位基因A可能是云南省汉族人群NSCLC中腺鳞癌及其他类型肺癌发生的风险性因素。     

ZO-1 SNPs与胃癌遗传易感性及预后*

目的:探讨中国福建地区汉族人群中ZO- 1 基因TJP1 4 个已知位点单核苷酸多态性（SNPs）与胃癌遗传易感性及进展和预后的相关性。方法:应用PCR-LDR法检测福建医科大学附属第一医院200 例健康体检个体及220 例原发性胃腺癌患者TJP1基因4 个SNP 位点的基因型。结果:福建地区汉族人群中,TJP-1 SNP rs 7179270 位点稀有等位基因C 的频率为0.2,而其他三个位点（rs 34771010,rs 28578444和rs 41280058）稀有等位基因频率为0.0。TJP1 基因SNP 位点rs 7179270 200 例对照组等位基因C、T 的频率分别为20% 和80% ,胃癌病例组等位基因C、T 的频率为32.6% 和67.4% ;CC、C/T和TT的基因型频率在对照组分别为4% 、32%和64% ,而在病例组为10.9% 、43.2% 和45.9% ,差异具有统计学意义（OR= 1.953,95%CI 1.425～2.677,P<0.001）。 TJP1 rs 7179270位点基因型与胃癌患者的性别、年龄、分化程度、浸润深度、淋巴结转移及手术后生存时间无显著相关（P>0.05）。 结论:TJP1rs 7179270 位点携带等位基因C 的CC和C/T基因型个体的胃癌患病风险提高,提示检测该位点基因型有助于评估胃癌的遗传易感性;TJP1 rs 7179270 位点的基因型频率与临床病理学参数及胃癌患者手术后生存时间无显著相关性,提示TJP1 rs 7179270 位点多态性可能不参与胃癌的进展和预后;TJP1 rs 34771010、rs 28578444和rs 41280058稀有等位基因频率为0.0,推测中国福建地区人群可能无这三个位点的多态性分布。      

E2F1基因多态性与宫颈癌风险关联性研究

摘 要：［目的］ 选取E2F1基因中rs3213172、rs3213173和rs3213176三个多态性位点,研究其与宫颈癌的关联性。［方法］ 选取2016—2019年贵州省人民医院肿瘤科确诊为宫颈癌的149例患者为病例组,选取同期同院参加正常体检的健康女性206人为对照组。采用通用探针法对E2F1基因中的多态位点rs3213172、rs3213173和rs3213176进行基因分型,研究这些多态性位点的等位基因、基因型及构建的单倍型在对照组和病例组中分布频率的差异。［结果］ E2F1基因中的多态性位点rs3213172 CT基因型在病例组和对照组间分布频率差异有统计学意义,可能是宫颈癌发生的危险因素 (OR=1.57,95%CI：1.00～2.48);多态位点rs3213173和rs321317的等位基因和基因型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。单倍型分型结果显示,rs3213172-rs3213173-rs3213176的单倍型C-T-G可能是宫颈癌发生的保护性因素（OR=0.66,95%CI：0.47～0.93）;单倍型T-T-G可能是宫颈癌发生的风险因素（OR=2.49,95%CI：1.35～4.59）。［结论］ E2F1基因中的多态位点rs3213172可能与宫颈癌的发病风险有关。     

Relationship between tagSNPs and haplotype of TNF-A gene and gastric cancer in Uygur and Han ethnic groups in Xinjiang

目的:探讨新疆维吾尔族(维族)和汉族胃癌患者肿瘤坏死因子-α基因(TNF-A)rs 1800629和rs361525位点多态性及其单体型与胃癌易感性的关系.方法:采用Snapshot技术分析322例胃癌患者(其中维族93例,汉族229例)和作为对照的487例非胃癌患者(其中维族231例,汉族256例)TNF-A基因rs1800629和rs361525位点基因型的分布;利用SHEsis软件分析其构成的单体型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率,比较基因型和单体型在病例组和对照组间的分布差异.结果:在维族人群中,TNF-A基因rs1800629和rs361525位点不论是等位基因位点、基因型还是单体型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率差异均无统计学意义(P＞0.05).在汉族人群中,TNF-A基因rs361525位点AA+GA基因型在病例组和对照组之间的分布差异有统计学意义(X2=4.56,P=0.03),即携带A等位基因者发生胃癌的风险增加(OR=2.41,95％ CI:1.06～5.49);rs1800629位点基因型与胃癌之间未发现明显关联;A-A单体型在病例组及对照组分布频率分别为0.92％和0.86％,差异有统计学意义(X2=7.03,P=0.01).结论:TNF-A基因单核苷酸多态性与汉族人群胃癌发病风险相关,这种相关性具有民族差异.     

GSTP1基因多态性与新疆维、汉肺癌易感性的关系

目的探讨谷胱甘肽S转移酶P1基因（glutathione S-transferase P1,GSTP1）rs1695位点多态性与新疆地区维吾尔族（维族）和汉族肺癌患者的相关性。方法采用病例—对照研究方法,选取维族、汉族肺癌患者各80例作为病例组,另以维族、汉族健康人群各80例为对照组,运用限制性片段长度多态性聚合酶链反应（PCRrestriction fragment length polymorphism,PCR-RFLP）技术检测GSTP1基因Ile105Val多态性,分析其基因型频率在2个民族间分布的差异。结果 （1）GSTP1基因rs1695位点多态性在对照组与病例组中的分布均符合HardyWeinberg平衡;（2）在维族人群中,GSTP1基因rs1695位点基因型在病例组与对照组中的分布频率差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。在汉族人群中,携带G等位基因者发生肺癌的风险增加（OR=2.170,95%CI：1.146~4.107,P〈0.05）;（3）维族人群突变型杂合子AG和纯合子GG基因型频率均高于汉族,其中在对照组中维族GSTP1（GG）基因型频率较汉族高1.3倍（8.8%vs 3.8%）,但差异均无统计学意义（均P〉0.05）。结论 GSTP1基因rs1695多态性与汉族人群肺癌发病风险相关,与维吾尔族人群无关,其相关性具有民族差异。     

EGFR基因rs763317多态性与胃癌遗传易感的相关性研究

目的:探讨EGFR基因第一内舍子区rs763317位点单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与江西地区汉族人群胃癌遗传易感性的相关性.方法:应用MassARRAY(R)SNP分型技术检测138例胃癌患者和170名正常对照EGFR基因多态位点rs763317的基因型.用χ2检验统计分析病例组和对照组基因型和等位基因的频率;采用非条件Logistic回归分析,计算比数比(OR)和95%CI,评价多态性位点与胃癌遗传易感性的相关性.结果:EGFRrs763317多态位点AA、AG和GG基因型在胃癌人群中的分布频率为5.8%、52.2%和42.0%,与对照组(2.4%,31.8%和65.9%)相比差异有统计学意义,P≤0.001.与rs763317 GG基因型相比,携带AA或AG基因型的个体能显著增加患胃癌的发病危险(OR=3.909,95%CI:1.108～13.786;OR=2.540,95%CI:1.565～4.123).等位基因A在胃癌患者的分布频率显著高于正常对照组(OR=3.277,95%CI:1.103～9.738).结论:首次发现EGFR基因第一内含子区rs763317位点多态性与江西地区汉族人群胃癌的遗传易感性相关.     

TNRC9和FGFR2基因多态性与湖北地区汉族人群乳腺癌患病风险研究

目的:研究探讨TNRC9基因rs3803662和FGFR2基因rs17102287单核苷酸多态性(SNP)及两SNP连锁与湖北地区汉族妇女乳腺癌易感性的关系.方法:抽取汉族510例乳腺癌患者和550例健康妇女外周血,分离淋巴细胞,抽提基因组DNA,检测TNRC9 rs3803662和FGFR2 rs17102287 的基因多态性,计算基因型和等位基因频率,研究各基因型以及基因SNP连锁之间对乳腺癌风险的影响.结果:TNRC9基因SNP位点rs3803662的C/C、C/T和T/T基因型频率在病例组和对照组分别为13.0％、46.4％、40.6％和7.3％、52.1％、40.6％,其基因型频率相比差异有统计学意义,x2=9.40,P=0.043.而等位基因频率两组相比差异均无统计学意义;FGFR2基因SNP位点rs17102287的C/C、C/T和T/T基因型频率在病例组和对照组中差异无统计学意义;等位基因频率两组相比差异无统计学意义.两基因连锁分析D'=0.087,r2=0.085,没有明显连锁不平衡现.结论:TNRC9基因rs3803662多态性与汉族妇女乳腺癌易感性有关,FGFR2基因rs17102287多态性及其与TNRC9基因rs3803662单倍体连锁与湖北地区汉族人群妇女乳腺癌易感性无相关性.     

hCHK2基因tagSNPs位点及单体型与新疆哈、汉族食管癌关系的研究

目的：探讨新疆哈萨克族、汉族食管癌患者hCHK2基因rs2278022、rs2602431和rs29700773个tagSNPs位点及其单体型与食管癌易感性的关系。方法：以聚合酶链式反应-连接酶检测反应（PCR-LDR）技术,分析239例食管癌患者（其中哈族132例,汉族107例）和作为对照的513例非食管癌患者（其中哈族309例,汉族204例）hCHK2基因rs2278022、rs2602431和rs29700773个tagSNPs位点基因型的分布;利用SHEsis软件分析其构成的单体型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率,比较基因型和单体型在病例组和对照组间的分布差异。结果：在哈族和汉族人群中,hCHK2基因rs2278022、rs2602431和rs2970077位点基因型和等位基因的频率分布在病例组和对照组间的差异无统计学意义（P均〉0.05）,其3个tagSNPs位点及其单体型,在哈族和汉族的病例组与对照组中的频率分布的差异均无统计学意义（P均〉0.05）。结论：hCHK2基因rs2278022、rs2602431和rs2970077等3个tagSNPs位点及其单体型与哈萨克族和汉族食管癌易感性无关。     

TNF-A基因多态性及其单体型与新疆维、汉民族胃癌的关系

目的:探讨新疆维吾尔族(维族)和汉族胃癌患者肿瘤坏死因子-α基因(TNF-A)rs1800629和rs361525位点多态性及其单体型与胃癌易感性的关系。方法:采用Snapshot技术分析322例胃癌患者(其中维族93例,汉族229例)和作为对照的487例非胃癌患者(其中维族231例,汉族256例)TNF-A基因rs1800629和rs361525位点基因型的分布;利用SHEsis软件分析其构成的单体型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率,比较基因型和单体型在病例组和对照组间的分布差异。结果:在维族人群中,TNF-A基因rs1800629和rs361.525位点不论是等位基因位点、基因型还是单体型在病例组和对照组中的分布频率差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。在汉族人群中,TNF-A基因rs361525位点AA+GA基因型在病例组和对照组之间的分布差异有统计学意义(χ=4.56,P=0.03),即携带A等位基因者发生胃癌的风险增加(OR=2.41,95%CI:1.06～5.49);rs1800629位点基因型与胃癌之间未发现明显关联;A-A单体型在病例组及对照组分布频率分别为0.92%和0.86%,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=7.03,P=0.01)。结论:TNF-A基因单核苷酸多态性与汉族人群胃癌发病风险相关,这种相关性具有民族差异。     

潮汕地区汉族人群MTHFR基因rs1801131多态性与非综合征型唇腭裂的相关性研究

目的：研究5,10-亚甲基四氢叶酸还原酶（MTHFR）基因rs1801131位点多态性与潮汕地区汉族人群非综合征型唇腭裂（NSCL/P）的相关性。方法：收集潮汕地区汉族人群NSCL/P患儿357名、患儿父亲199名、患儿母亲198名及健康对照者354名的外周血,提取基因组DNA,应用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱技术检测MTHFR基因rs1801131位点的基因多态性。采用卡方检验对病例组与正常对照组基因型、等位基因频率进行比较分析。在核心家庭中进行等位基因的传递不平衡检验。家系分析由FBAT2.0.2软件完成。结果：病例组及正常对照组MTHFR基因rs1801131位点基因型频率分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。病例-对照研究发现rs1801131位点基因型多态性和等位基因多态性与NSCL/P的发病风险无显著相关关系（P > 0.05）,核心家庭等位基因A或C均不存在传递不平衡（P > 0.05）,家系分析显示该人群NSCL/P的发病与rs1801131位点等位基因的分布频率无显著相关关系（P > 0.05）。结论：MTHFR基因rs1801131位点多态性与潮汕地区汉族人群NSCL/P发病无显著相关。     

CD44 rs13347 C>T polymorphism predicts breast cancer risk and prognosis in Chinese populations

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: It has been demonstrated that the interplay of adhesion molecule CD44 and its ligands can regulate cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, as well as tumor-associated angiogenesis and is related to breast cancer patient survival. In this two-stage, case control study, we determined whether common functional tagSNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) are associated with breast cancer risk and prognosis. METHODS: Five tagSNPs of CD44 (rs10836347C>T, rs13347C>T, rs1425802A>G, rs11821102G>A, rs713330T>C) were selected and genotyped in 1,853 breast cancer patients and 1,992 healthy control subjects in Eastern and Southern populations. Potential function of rs13347C>T and association between this variation and breast cancer were further studied. RESULTS: Compared with the most common rs13347CC genotype, variant genotypes (CT and TT) increased an individual's susceptibility to breast cancer, especially in estrogen receptor (ER) negative patients (odds ratio (OR) = 1.37, 95%CI = 1.17 to 1.59 for ER positive patients; OR = 2.37, 95% CI = 2.00 to 2.80 for ER negative patients). We also found that rs13347CT+ TT genotypes predicts lower five-year survival rate (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.09 to 3.15, P = 0.023), with the lowest survival probability in ER negative T allele carriers. Furthermore, our reporter assay findings, although preliminary and rather modest, showed that miR-509-3p may suppress CD44 expression more strongly in C allele carriers than T allele carriers (P < 0.01). Similarly, rs13347 variant genotypes (CT and TT) carriers were shown to have more CD44 expression than CC carriers in both immunohistochemistry (P < 0.001) and western blotting (P = 0.001) results. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that CD44 rs13347C>T polymorphism may affect breast cancer development and prognosis by increasing CD44 expression.     

FGFR3基因单核苷酸多态与绝经前乳腺癌易感性的关联研究

目的 探讨FGFR3基因单核苷酸多态(SNPs)与女性绝经前乳腺癌的风险关系。方法 采用多重单碱基延伸SNP分型技术(Snapshot)检测FGFR3基因的rs2234909和rs3135848的SNP基因型在绝经前乳腺癌患者和绝经前正常女性人群中的频率,并分析不同SNP基因型与绝经前乳腺癌发病的风险关系。结果 FGFR3基因rs2234909和rs3135848的SNP基因型的频率在乳腺癌与对照组间无统计学差异(P＞0.05)。Logistic回归分析结果显示,对于rs2234909位点,相比较于TT基因型,TC和TC+CC基因型和乳腺癌的发病风险无显著相关性(OR=1.035,95% CI:0.680~1.575,P=0.874;OR=0.985,95% CI:0.638~1.521,P=0.945);对于rs3135848位点,相比较于TT基因型,TC、CC和TC+CC基因型与乳腺癌的发病风险无关(OR=1.177,95% CI:0.846~1.636,P=0.333;OR=0.948,95% CI:0.287~3.137,P=0.931;OR=1.162,95% CI:0.548~1.112,P=0.360)。rs2234909位点突变的乳腺癌患者与未突变者相比,组织学分级(显性模型:P=0.032;共显性模型:P=0.024)以及Ki67指数(显性模型:P=0.056;共显性模型:P=0.044)显著增高;rs3135848位点突变及两位点均突变与乳腺癌患者临床病理特征无显著相关性(P＞0.05)。结论 FGFR3基因的rs2234909和rs3135848两位点基因多态性与乳腺癌易感性无明显相关性;而rs2234909位点突变在绝经前乳腺癌患者中与组织学分级和Ki67指数呈正相关,可能提示预后不良。     

Association between DNA mismatch repair gene polymorphisms and platinum-based chemotherapy toxicity in non-small cell lung cancer patients

Background: Chemotherapy toxicity is a serious problem from which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patientssuffer. The mismatch repair (MMR) system is associated with platinum-based chemotherapy toxicity in NSCLC patients.In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in the MMR pathway andplatinum-based chemotherapy toxicity in NSCLC patients.Methods: A total of 220 Chinese lung cancer patients who received at least two cycles of platinum-based chemotherapywere recruited for this study. Toxicity was evaluated in each patient after two cycles of chemotherapy. A totalof 44 single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected to investigate their associations with platinum-based chemotherapytoxicity.Results: MutS homolog 2 (MSH2) rs6544991 [odds ratio (OR) 2.98, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.20–7.40, P = 0.019]was associated with gastrointestinal toxicity in the dominant model; MSH3 rs6151627 (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.23–4.60,P = 0.010), rs6151670 (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.07–3.93, P = 0.031), and rs7709909 (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.23–4.64, P = 0.010)were associated with hematologic toxicity in the dominant model. Additionally, MSH5 rs805304 was significantly associatedwith overall toxicity (OR 2.21, 95% CI 1.19–4.09, P = 0.012), and MSH5 rs707939 was significantly associated withboth overall toxicity (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.23–0.76, P = 0.004) and gastrointestinal toxicity (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.20–0.96,P = 0.038) in the dominant model.Conclusion: Genetic polymorphisms in the MMR pathway are potential clinical markers for predicting chemotherapytoxicity in NSCLC patients.     

Impact of Polymorphism in Base Excision Repair and Nucleotide Excision Repair Genes and Risk of Cervical Cancer: A Case-Control Study

Background: Last few years, several studies all over the world revealed the association of DNA repair genes with risk of developing different type of cancers, but were ambiguous to support the evidences in case of cervical cancer risk. These differences in earlier studies directed us to study the association of polymorphisms of BER genes (XRCC1, hOGG1, XPC) and NER genes (XPC, XPD) with cervical cancer susceptibility in the women of rural population of Maharashtra. Materials and Methods: The genetic polymorphism in BER and NER pathway genes was studied by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method using DNA isolated from intravenous blood samples of patients and normal controls. The study included 400 clinically confirmed cervical cancer patients and 400 healthy women from a tertiary care hospital (Krishna Hospital and Medical Research Centre) of south-western Maharashtra. The association of polymorphisms was confirmed by Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval. Results: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of BER genes including XRCC1, hOGG1 and APE1 were analyzed and the results were noted that 27466AA (OR=4.88; 95% CI: 3.61- 6.60; p<0.0001) and 28152AA (OR=2.89; 95% CI: 1.57- 5.31; p=0.0005) genotypes of XRCC1 (rs25489, rs25487) were significantly associated with cervical cancer risk. The 1245GG genotype of hOGG1 (rs1052133) (OR=45.30; 95% CI: 3.76- 7.46; p=0.001) also showed significant correlation, whereas 2197GG genotype of APE1 (rs1130409) gene showed negative association with cervical carcinogenesis (OR=0.59; 95% CI: 0.35- 0.97; p=0.005). Similarly when we studied SNPs of NER genes including XPC and XPD genes, 21151TT genotype of XPC (rs 2228000) was positively associated with cervical cancer development and 23591AA genotype of XPD (rs1799793) showed negative association (OR=0.34; 95% CI: 0.17- 0.64; p=0.001). Conclusion: The findings from this study supported that rs25489, rs25487SNPs of XRCC1, rs1052133 of hOGG1 and rs2228000 of XPC may increase cervical cancer risk, whereas rs1130409 SNP of APE1 and rs1799793 SNP of XPD gene lower the risk of cervical cancer in the studied population.     

不同级别子宫颈病变与lncRNA HOTTIP和H19单核苷酸多态性的关系研究

背景与目的:HOTTIP和H19都是lncRNA(long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)中的一员,在肿瘤的发生、发展和迁移过程中发挥重要作用.本研究探讨HOTTIP rs2067087、H19 rs2839698和H19 rs2107425单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymo...     

Genetic Polymorphism in the Second Exon of HLA-DRB1 in Cervical Cancer

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to assess the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in HLA-DRB1 and the risk of developing cervical cancer. Our study focused on the second exon of the HLA-DRB1 alleles, which have most of the SNP sites on HLA-DRB1.METHODS We examined 30 cervical cancer patients and 66 control patients using the sequence-based typing polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR-SBT) to type 55 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes in the second exon of HLA-DRB1. The Chi-square test and the Bonferroni correction method were utilized for the statistical analysis of the data. An association between the alleles and cervical cancer was examined by the linkage disequilibrium test and the odds ratio (OR).RESULTS Compared with the control group, among the 55 SNPs we studied in the second exon of HLA-DRB1, 4 showed an evident association with cervical cancer. Rs17880292 (P=0.033, OR=0.322)and rs1059586 (P=0.029, OR=2.657) had positive significance for the risk of developing cervical cancer, while rs17879702 (P=0.016,OR=0.222) and rs17882525 (P=0.025, OR=0.128) were negative.The difference in frequency of the 5582A-5592A-5667T haplotype between cervical cancer patients and the controls was significant(P =0.043, OR=2.735).CONCLUSION The rs17880292 G/A genotype and the rs1059586 A/A genotype could be linked to an increased risk of cervical cancer. Rs17879702 and rs17882525 might be haplotype-tag SNPs (htSNPs) or belong to some other haplotypes, which might exert a protective effect against cervical cancer in combination. The 582A-5592A-5667T haplotype was shown to be a marker for susceptibility to cervical carcinogenesis.     

CYP2D6 and CYP2E1 Gene Polymorphisms and their Association with Cervical Cancer Susceptibility: A Hospital Based Case-Control Study from South-Western Maharashtra

Background: In last few years several studies all over the world discovered the genetic polymorphisms in different cytochrome P450 genes associated with risk of various cancers, but contradictory outcomes were evidenced in case of cervical cancer risk.  In this case-control study we aimed to see whether the polymorphism of CYP2D6 or CYP2E1 genes may or may not be associated with cervical cancer risk in women of rural Maharashtra. Methods: In this case-control study, the association of CYP2D6 and CYP2E1 gene polymorphism with cervical cancer risk was studied by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. The study was conducted with 350 clinically confirmed cervical cancer patients and 350 healthy women in a population of South-Western Maharashtra. The Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval and p-value were evaluated, where p ≤0.005 was considered as statistically significant. Results: After the analysis of SNP (rs389209) of CYP2D6 and SNPs (rs2031920, rs6413432, rs6413420) of CYP2E1, we noticed that variant allele A of CYP2E1*6 showed significant increase in cervical cancer cases (OR=4.81; 95% CI: 1.57- 14.77; p=0.005). The genotypic distribution of heterozygote G/A genotype of CYP2D6*4 showed negative association with cervical cancer development when age of cancer occurrence (OR=0.41; 95% CI: 0.27- 0.61; p<0.0001) and tobacco history (OR=0.35; 95% CI: 0.20- 0.59; p=0.0001) was considered. Conclusion: The findings from this study supported that rs6413432 SNP of CYP2E1*6 increased cervical cancer risk in the studied rural women population.     

Nucleotide variation in IL‐10 and IL‐12 and their receptors and cervical and vulvar cancer risk: A hybrid case–parent triad and case–control study

Given the important role of cell mediated immunity in viral clearance and control of premalignant lesions, we hypothesize that variation in the IL‐12/IL‐10 cytokine and cytokine receptor genes may influence cervical and vulvar cancer risk. We evaluated 76 tagSNPs from seven candidate genes (IL-10, IL-12A, IL-12B, IL-10RA, IL-10RB, IL-12RB1, and IL12RB2) in case–parent sets (n=43 cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), n=96 cervical adenocarcinoma, n=53 vulvar SCC), additional cases (n=356 cervical SCC, n=406 cervical adenocarcinoma, and n=473 vulvar SCC) and population based controls (1,111). We calculated log‐additive odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between tagSNP and cancer risk using a pseudo‐likelihood based method which combined genotype information on cases, parents, and population controls. After correction for multiple comparisons, we identified several statistically significant SNP associations. Cervical SCC risk was associated with the minor alleles of the IL10RA rs9610 3’ UTR SNP (OR=1.76, 95% CI=1.15–2.68) and two synonymous IL12RB2 SNPs (rs4297265, OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.26–0.82; rs2229546, OR=0.43, 95% CI=0.21–0.87). Cervical adenocarcinoma risk was associated with the minor alleles of the IL10RA rs4252314 intronic SNP (OR=2.23, 95% CI=1.26–3.96) and IL12RB1 rs11575934 non‐synonymous SNP (OR=1.51, 95% CI=1.12–2.05). Finally, the minor allele of the IL12B rs3181224 3’ UTR SNP was associated with a reduced risk of vulvar SCC (OR=0.30, 95% CI=0.12–0.74). These results raise the possibility that a shift in the balance of the immune response due to genetic variants in key cytokine genes could influence the development of cervical and vulvar cancer.     

Association of common PALB2 polymorphisms with breast cancer risk: a case-control study

PURPOSE: The PALB2 gene has an essential role in BRCA2-mediated DNA double-strand break repair and intra-S phase DNA damage checkpoint control, and its mutations are moderately associated with breast cancer susceptibility. This study was designed to investigate the common variants of PALB2 and their association with breast cancer risk. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP; rs249954, rs249935, rs120963, and rs16940342) which tagged all 19 of the reported SNPs (minor allele frequency >0.05) covering PALB2 were selected and genotyped in 1,049 patients with breast cancer and 1,073 cancer-free controls in a female Chinese population. RESULTS: Based on the multiple hypothesis testing with the Benjamini-Hochberg method, tagging SNPs (tSNP) rs249954, rs120963, and rs16940342 were found to be associated with an increase of breast cancer risk (false discovery rate-adjusted P values of 0.004, 0.028, and 0.049, respectively) under the dominant model. tSNP rs249954 was associated with a 36% increase of breast cancer risk [adjusted odds ratio (OR), 1.36; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.13-1.64; P = 0.001; TT/TC versus CC genotypes]. The adjusted OR for rs120963 was 1.25 (95% CI, 1.04-1.49; P = 0.014; CC/CT versus TT genotypes). For rs16940342, the adjusted OR was 1.21 (95% CI, 1.02-1.45; P = 0.037; GG/GA versus AA genotypes). Based on an additive model, tSNPs rs249954 and rs120963 were associated with an increase of breast cancer risk (P = 0.005 and 0.019; respectively), with the false discovery rate-adjusted P values being 0.020 and 0.038, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that the variants of PALB2 confer low-penetrance breast cancer susceptibility in a Chinese population.