XRCC1基因多态性与淋巴瘤发病风险的Meta分析

 目的运用Meta分析的方法综合评价DNA修复基因（X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1,XRCC1)的多 态性与淋巴瘤发病风险的关系。方法计算机检索PubMed、EMbase、中国期刊全文数据库、维普中文科技期刊数据库 、中国生物医学文献数据库,同时手工检索所有纳入文献的参考文献,收集截止到2010年2月关于XRCC1基因多态性 与淋巴瘤发病风险的病例对照研究,由两名研究者独立按照纳入标准筛选文献、提取资料并交叉核对,统计分析采 用RevMan5.0软件进行。结果共纳入11个病例对照研究,包括4 569例患者和5 746例对照。Meta分析结果显示： XRCC1 codon 399 基因型Gln/Gln、Arg/Gln和Gln/Gln+Arg/Gln与野生型Arg/Arg相比,频率差异均无统计学意义（ Gln/Gln vs. Arg/Arg:OR=1.04,95%CI［0.87,1.25］;Arg/Gln vs.Arg/Arg:OR=1.26,95%CI ［0.95,1.66］;Gln/Gln+Arg/Gln vs.Arg/Arg:OR=1.02,95%CI ［0.91,1.13］）,Gln/Gln+Arg/Gln基因型则有可 能增加霍奇金淋巴瘤的发病风险（OR=1.31,95%CI［1.02,1.69］）,XRCC1 codon280和XRCC1 codon 194的基因多 态性在患者和对照组之间的差异无统计学意义（XRCC1 codon280 His/His+Arg/His vs.Arg/Arg:OR=0.97,95%CI ［0.69,1.38］;XRCC1 codon 194 Trp/Trp+Arg/Trp vs.Arg/Arg:OR=1.01,95%CI［0.78,1.32］）。结论DNA修复 基因XRCC1的基因多态性与非霍奇金淋巴瘤发病风险没有相关性,codon399位点的Gln/Gln+Arg/Gln基因型则有可能 增加霍奇金淋巴瘤的发病风险。     

p53codon72单核苷酸多态性与肝细胞癌发病风险的关系

[目的]探讨广西地区p53基因codon72单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与肝细胞癌(HCC)发病风险的关系。[方法]采用TaqMan MGB探针等位基因分型技术对985例肝癌病例和相匹配的992例非肿瘤对照的p53 codon72(Arg>Pro,rs1042522)基因型进行检测,并分析该SNP与肝癌发病风险的关系。[结果]p53 codon72多态性与肝癌发病风险之间无统计学关联(Arg/Pro:校正OR=1.15,95%CI:0.83～1.59;Pro/Pro:校正OR=1.16,95%CI:0.80～1.68;Arg/Pro+Pro/Pro:校正OR=1.15,95%CI:0.85～1.57)。按是否吸烟、饮酒、HBV和HCV感染分层分析,亦未发现p53 codon72多态性与肝癌发病风险有关。但基因—环境交互作用显示,该基因多态性与吸烟、饮酒和HBV感染存在交互作用,OR值分别为2.42(95%CI:1.47～3.97)、2.96(95%CI:1.82～4.80)和62.74(95%CI:34.39～114.46)。[结论]p53codon72的单独效应可能与肝癌易感性无关联,但该SNP与吸烟、饮酒和HBV感染存在基因—环境交互作用,增加肝癌的发病风险。     

EDN1及EDNRA基因多态性与局部区域晚期鼻咽癌预后的关系

目的:探讨EDN1及EDNRA 基因多态性与初治局部区域晚期鼻咽癌患者预后的关系.方法:采用LDR-PCR技术对203例鼻咽癌患者EDN1及EDNRA基因7个位点的基因多态性(SNP)进行检测,用Kaplan-Meier法进行生存分析,多因素分析采用Cox回归模型.结果:携带EDNRA/H323H突变型杂合子TC基因型患者的5年无进展生存率(PFS)、总生存率(OS)、无远处转移生存率(DMFS)及无局部区域复发生存率均比携带纯合子CC+TT基因型的患者低,P<0.05; Cox模型多因素分析显示,EDNRA/H323H SNPs是影响局部晚期鼻咽癌患者PFS(HR:1.964;P=0.004)、OS(HR:1.955; P=0.009)、DMFS(HR:1.984;P=0.023)及LRFS(HR:2.112;P=0.036)的独立预后因素.携带EDNRA/G-231A突变基因型GA或AA患者的5年PFS和LRFS均低于携带野生型GG基因型患者(P<0.05),Cox模型多因素分析显示,EDNRA/G-231A SNPs是影响局部晚期鼻咽癌患者PFS(HR:1.826;P=0.017)及LRFS (HR:3.262;P=0.005)的独立预后因素.结论:EDNRA基因H323H、G-231A SNPs是影响局部区域晚期鼻咽癌的独立预后因素,为晚期鼻咽癌的预后判断及个体化治疗提供了新的分子指标.     

术后放疗对T1~2期伴1~3枚淋巴结转移乳腺癌患者预后的影响

  目的   研究T1~2期伴1~3枚淋巴结转移乳腺癌患者的预后危险因素,并分析术后放疗对带有不同危险因素患者局部复发及生存的影响。   方法   回顾性分析2000年1月至2002年6月457例于天津医科大学肿瘤医院诊治的T1~2期伴1~3枚淋巴结转移乳腺癌患者的生存预后。通过Cox比例风险模型分析明确患者的独立预后因素,并以这些因素进行分层,通过生存分析探究放疗对不同亚组患者预后的影响。   结果   放疗对整体患者的生存（HR=0.949,95%CI:0.435~2.074,P=0.896）与复发（HR= 0.611,95%CI:0.231~1.614,P=0.320）不是独立有益因素,结外浸润（ECE）和组织学Ⅲ级是预后的独立危险因素。以这两个危险因素分别进行分层分析后发现放疗对具危险因素患者的预后有统计学意义（ECE+组OS:P=0.020,LRRFS:P=0.014;Grade Ⅲ组OS:P=0.002,LRRFS:P < 0.001;）对无危险因素组患者的预后无显著性差异（ECE-亚组OS:P=0.353,LRRFS:P=0.796;GradeⅠ~Ⅱ亚组OS:P=0.267,LRRFS:P=0.589）。   结论   结外浸润和组织学Ⅲ级是T1~2期伴1~3枚阳性淋巴结乳腺癌患者预后的危险因素,放疗可以明显改善这些带危险因素患者的无局部复发生存和总生存,而对于未发生结外浸润及组织学级Ⅰ~Ⅱ的患者,放疗对预后的影响无显著性差异。      

XRCC1单核苷酸多态性与鼻咽癌铂类化疗敏感度的相关性

目的 探讨鼻咽癌铂类化疗敏感度与X射线交错互补修复基因1 codon194和codon399单核苷酸多态性的相关性。方法 收集广西医科大学第四附属医院2012年9月1日至2013年12月31日鼻咽部肿物活检确诊为鼻咽癌患者资料,采用限制性片段长度多态性聚合酶链反应技术检测鼻咽癌患者外周血DNA XRCC1 codon194和codon399单核苷酸多态性。顺铂+氟尿嘧啶方案诱导化疗2周期后复查MRI,按照RECIST 1.1标准评价其化疗敏感度,分析单核苷酸多态性（Single nucleotide polymorphism,SNP）与化疗敏感度的关系。结果 XRCC1 codon399 Gln/Gln基因型携带者化疗敏感度为Arg/Arg基因型携带者的3.500倍（P＜0.05）。XRCC1 codon399不含Arg基因型（即Gln/Gln）携带者化疗敏感度为含Arg基因型（Arg/Arg 和 Arg/Gln）携带者的3.274倍,（P＜0.05）。携带XRCC1 codon194各基因型患者化疗敏感度之间差异无明显统计学意义（P＞0.05）。结论 XRCC1 codon399 单核苷酸多态性有可能成为鼻咽癌铂类化疗敏感度的预测因子。     

局部晚期鼻咽癌患者治疗前外周血乳酸脱氢酶/白蛋白比例与预后的相关性

目的:回顾性分析局部晚期鼻咽癌患者治疗前外周血中乳酸脱氢酶/白蛋白比例（lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio,LAR）与患者治疗后预后的相关性。方法:收集2014年06月至2018年12月之间收治入院的296例初治Ⅲ/Ⅳa,b期（AJCC第7版分期）鼻咽癌患者为研究对象,采用外周血中LAR中位值3.633为阈值对所有患者进行分层。分析局部晚期鼻咽癌患者治疗前外周血中LAR与总生存（OS）、无局部复发生存（LRFS）和无远处转移生存（DMFS）的相关性。结果:高LAR组(≥3.633)与年龄大（P=0.000)、死亡（P=0.000)相关;Cox风险模型分析显示LAR与局部晚期鼻咽癌患者的OS、LRFS、DMFS三者均存在相关性,LAR越高,预示着更差的OS、LRFS、DMFS。结论:局部晚期鼻咽癌患者治疗前外周血LAR水平是独立的不良预后因素,可用于风险分层及指导辅助治疗。     

软组织肉瘤术后放疗与术后放化疗比较的回顾性队列研究

目的探讨术后单纯放疗和术后放化疗治疗软组织肉瘤(STS)的临床结局和不良反应方面的差异, 以及影响STS患者预后的因素。方法回顾性分析浙江省肿瘤医院2012年5月至2019年5月首诊确诊为原发性STS的患者, 术后接受辅助放疗, 伴或不伴术后化疗。共入组100例患者, 将其分为术后单纯放疗组(52例)与术后放化疗组(48例), 中位随访时间为65个月(24～124个月)。统计两组患者的无局部复发生存(LRFS)期、无远处转移生存(DMFS)期、总生存(OS)期和治疗相关不良反应。采用Kaplan-Meier法计算生存率, log-rank检验进行单因素分析, Cox模型行多因素分析。结果多因素分析显示, 肿瘤最长径是肿瘤局部复发的独立预测因素(HR=4.80, 95%CI=1.16～19.85, P=0.031), 同时也是远处转移(HR=4.67, 95%CI为1.53～14.26, P=0.007)和患者OS期(HR=4.10, 95%CI为1.35～12.48, P=0.013)的独立预测因素。另外, 接受放化疗患者的骨髓抑制程度显著高于单纯放疗患者(P<0.001)。结论...     

p73及p53基因多态性与甘肃武威人群胃癌风险相关性研究

[目的]评价p73基因G4C14-to-A4T14双核苷酸多态性（p73 G4A DNP）和p53基因第72密码子单核苷酸多态性（p53 Arg72Pro SNP）与甘肃武威市人群胃癌高发风险及胃癌不同病理亚型的相关性。[方法]p73G4ADNP的基因分型采用两双相对引物多聚酶链式反应法,p53 Arg72Pro SNP基因分型采用PCR-RFLP法。[结果]共检查胃癌病例385例以及健康对照412人。胃癌组中弥漫型胃癌305例（79.22%）,肠型胃癌80例（20.78%）。对照组p73AT/AT、AT/GC及GC/GC基因型的频率分别为28.15%、47.09%和24.76%;胃癌组分别为21.98%、45.04%和32.98%;以AT/AT作为指示物,胃癌组和弥漫型胃癌的GC/GC纯合子基因型频率均高于对照组,优势比（OR）分别为1.71（95%CI,1.16～2.51）和1.87（1.24～2.81）。对照组p53基因Pro/Pro、Pro/Arg以及Arg/Arg基因型的频率分别为27.18%、50.49%及22.33%;胃癌组则分别为21.82%、45.45%和32.73%;以Pro/Pro为指示物,胃癌组和弥漫型胃癌Arg/Arg基因型频率显著高于对照组,OR分别为1.83（95%CI,1.24～2.70）和2.25（95%CI,1.47～3.43）。[结论]携带p73 G4A GC/GC基因型或p53 Arg/Arg基因型可能会增加胃癌,尤其是弥漫性胃癌的发病风险。     

广西扶绥县肝癌家系XRCC1基因Arg399Gln多态性与肝细胞癌的遗传易感性

目的研究广西扶绥县肝癌家系人群DNA修复基因XRCC1Arg399Gln多态性与肝细胞癌（HCC）遗传易感性的相关性。方法采用病例-对照研究方法,对扶绥县21个肝癌家系人群和10个正常家系人群,运用PCR-RFLP方法分析XRCC1基因Arg399Gln位点多态性,并应用Logistic回归模型分析该位点多态性与肝细胞癌遗传易感性的关系。结果通过XRCC1Arg399Gln基因型检测分型,肝癌家系人群携带变异等位基因Gln的频率为23.68%,正常家系人群为13.16%,等位基因在两组间的分布差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡定律。正常家系人群中携带Arg/Gln者发生HCC的风险是携带Arg/Arg者的1.622倍（95%CI=0.475～5.541,P=0.440）。肝癌家系人群中除肝癌患者外,携带Arg/Gln、Gln/Gln者发生HCC的风险分别是携带Arg/Arg者的1.198倍（95%CI=0.362～3.968）和2.964倍（95%CI=0.434～20.220,P分别为0.768、0.267）。结论广西扶绥县肝癌家系人群中,XRCC1399Arg/Gln基因型和Gln/Gln基因型者患HCC的风险较Arg/Arg基因型者有增加的趋势,但不存在显著相关性。     

p53基因多态性与宫颈癌关系的初步研究

背景与目的:p53基因多态性可影响人乳头状瘤病毒(human papillo-mavirus,HPV)介导的p53降解.本研究的目的是观察p53基因多态性在广东妇女中的分布情况及了解不同p53基因型对宫颈癌发生的影响.方法:收集2002年9月～2003年5月在中山大学肿瘤防治中心妇科治疗的宫颈癌患者46例(病例组)及妇科良性肿瘤患者84例(对照组)的宫颈涂片,用PCR对由涂片中提取的DNA进行HPV DNA检测及p53多态性检测.结果:HPV DNA阳性率在病例组和对照组中分别为47.8%和20.2%.在病例组中,Arg/Arg、Pro/Pro和Arg/Pro基因型分别占56.5%、21.7%和21.7%;在对照组中,Arg/Arg、Pro/Pro和Arg/Pro基因型分别占71.4%、20.2%和8.3%.Arg/Arg(OR,0.520;95%CI,0.245～1.102)和Arg/Pro基因型(OR,1.095;95%CI,0.454～2.639)在病例组和对照组之间无显著性差异;而Pro/Pro基因型在两组之间有显著性差异(OR,3.056;95%CI,1.076～8.678),但在HPV阳性妇女中,这种基因型分布的无显著性差异.结论:Arg/Arg基因型可能不是宫颈癌的高危因素,而Pro/Pro基因型患者可能易患宫颈癌.     

Association of p53 codon 72 polymorphism and MDM2 SNP309 with clinical outcome of advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to investigate whether polymorphisms of p53 codon 72 (Arg72Pro) and MDM2 SNP309 (309T>G) affect p53 expression and the clinical outcome of patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: A total of 148 NSCLC patients, previously enrolled in 2 different prospective clinical trials, were genotyped for the p53 Arg72Pro and MDM2 309T>G polymorphisms. Immunohistochemical staining of p53 protein was performed on 61 tumor samples. Genotypes were correlated with p53 expression, clinicopathologic factors, tumor response, and survival. Multivariate logistic or Cox regression analyses were used to adjust for possible confounding variables. RESULTS: The distribution of sex, age, performance status, stage, tumor histology, and smoking habit was not significantly different among polymorphism variants. However, a significant association was observed between p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism and primary resistance to chemotherapy. Patients with the Pro/Pro variant were more likely to be resistant to first-line chemotherapy, especially the irinotecan plus cisplatin regimen, than those with Arg/Arg or Arg/Pro variants (60% vs 27%, P = .014). In multivariate analysis, the Pro/Pro genotype was strongly predictive for shorter progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.952, P = .01). The p53 overexpression was associated with MDM2 SNP309. The TT genotype showed more p53 overexpression than TG or GG genotypes (P = .036). In multivariate analysis, the MDM2 TT genotype was independently predictive for longer survival (HR = 1.742, P = .032). CONCLUSIONS: The p53 72Pro/Pro variant was predictive for primary resistance to chemotherapy and shorter progression-free survival. The MDM2 SNP309 was associated with less p53 overexpression and prognostic for worse survival. Genotyping these polymorphisms may be useful for predicting the clinical outcome of advanced NSCLC.     

P53 codon 72 polymorphism and risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population

The p53 gene plays an important role in cell cycle control in response to DNA damage, which may increase the probability of mutations that lead to carcinogenesis. The p53 codon 72 Arg right curved arrow Pro polymorphism has been suggested to be associated with risk for different kind of cancers, but the data on gastric cancer (GC) is very limited. To evaluate the association between this polymorphism and risk of GC, we performed genotype analysis by using a polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism assay in a population-based case-control study of 324 GC patients and 317 cancer-free controls in a Chinese population. The controls were frequency-matched to the cases by age, sex and smoking status. The frequency of the p53 Arg allele was 57.4% in the cases and 54.9% in the controls, and the genotype frequencies of p53 Arg/Arg, Arg/Pro, and Pro/Pro were 29.6%, 55.6%, and 14.8%, respectively, in the cases, and 29.6%, 50.5%, and 19.9%, respectively, in the controls (p=0.207). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the p53 Arg allele (Arg/Pro and Arg/Arg genotype) was associated with a borderline significantly increased risk of gastric cancer (adjusted OR=1.44, 95% CI=0.95-2.18), particularly non-cardia gastric cancer (adjusted OR=1.67, 95% CI=1.00-2.77), compared with p53 homozygous Pro allele (Pro/Pro genotype), and the risk was significantly more evident among alcohol drinkers (adjusted OR=2.85, 95% CI=1.37-5.95). While the results suggest that the p53 codon 72 polymorphism may contribute to gastric cancer susceptibility, further larger studies are needed to substantiate our findings and to explore a possible interaction between p53 codon 72 polymorphism and alcohol in the etiology of gastric cancer.     

Age-associated increase of codon 72 Arginine p53 frequency in gastric cardia and non-cardia adenocarcinoma.

PURPOSE: A common polymorphism of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 at codon 72 has been associated with human cancer susceptibility and prognosis. To examine the role of the polymorphism in the gastric adenocarcinoma, we examined 397 patients with or without the cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: DNA samples were extracted from archived gastric tumor tissues and/or normal tissues of gastric adenocarcinoma and noncancer patients. The TP53 codon 72 genotypes were determined by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: The overall genotype frequencies for Pro/Pro, Arg/Pro, and Arg/Arg were 7.3, 45.1, and 47.6%, respectively. A significant stepwise increased frequency of codon 72 Arg p53 with age was observed in patients with gastric cancer, but not in noncancer patients (P = 0.01). Patients with gastric cardia cancer had a significantly higher frequency of homozygous Arg allele than those with non-cardia tumors (P = 0.03) or than noncancer patients. After adjustment for age and gender, a logistic regression analysis suggested that the risk for a p53 Arg homozygous patient to develop cardia cancer is 3.1 95% confidence interval, 1.4-7.3) times greater than for p53 Pro homozygous and p53 Arg/Pro heterozygous patients. No close relationship was observed among patient gender, tumor histological type, p53 protein expression, and codon 72 genotype distribution. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that codon 72 Arg p53 may be associated with a prolonged survival for patients who have had gastric adenocarcinoma, especially non-cardia adenocarcinoma. It may confer, however, a different role on patients who suffer cardia gastric adenocarcinoma.     

Clinical implications of the MDM2 SNP309 and p53 Arg72Pro polymorphisms in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Recent studies have shown that functional polymorphisms at the MDM2 SNP309 T/G and p53 Arg72Pro may be associated with cancer susceptibility. However, the role of these polymorphisms on the risk of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (TCCB) and clinical outcome remains unknown. SNP309 and p53 Arg72Pro polymorphisms were genotyped in 227 patients and 266 control subjects. The association between each polymorphism, TCCB risk and clinical outcome was evaluated by using a logistic regression model, a Kaplan-Meier curve with the log-rank test, or a Cox proportional hazard model. No significant associations between the polymorphisms and TCCB risk were found. On the MDM2 SNP309, the TT patients with superficial TCCB tended to have a longer recurrence-free survival than the TG or GG patients after transurethral resection (P=0.074). On the p53 Arg72Pro, the Pro/Pro patients with superficial TCCB had a significantly lower risk for recurrence than the Arg/Pro or Arg/Arg patients [Hazard ratio (HR), 0.364; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.14-0.93]. In contrast, the Pro/Pro patients following radical cystectomy showed a significantly poorer survival and a higher risk of disease-specific death than the Arg/Pro + Arg/Arg patients (HR, 2.76; 95% CI, 1.11-6.84). MDM2 SNP309 and p53 Arg72Pro polymorphisms might influence the clinical outcome of TCCB in a distinctive way between superficial TCCB and invasive TCCB. The results may reflect marked differences in the genetic background between superficial and an invasive type of TCCB.     

中国人食管癌及肺癌发病风险与p53基因多态性

目的　比较中国北方人对食管癌及肺癌的易感性与p5 3基因第 72密码子多态性的关系。方法　应用序列特异性引物 ,以PCR方法检测 173例食管鳞状上皮癌、98例非小细胞肺癌患者及 136例健康对照者的p5 3基因第 72密码子的基因型。结果　食管癌与肺癌组p5 3等位基因及基因型分布无明显差异。食管癌和肺癌组的Pro等位基因频率明显高于对照组 (P值分别为 0 .0 2 4及0 .0 2 7)。Pro/Arg及Arg/Arg基因型频率在两肿瘤组及对照组差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,而食管癌和肺癌组的Pro/Pro基因型频率明显高于对照组 (P值分别为 0 .0 4 1及 0 .0 2 6 )。Pro纯合子患食管癌与肺癌的风险较Arg纯合子高 2倍左右 [校正比值比分别为 2 .12 (95 %CI=1.13～ 4 .0 1)和 2 .30 (95 %CI =1.13～ 4 .93) ],且与吸烟无协同作用。结论　Pro/Pro基因型为中国北方人患食管癌及肺癌的独立易感因素 ,两种肿瘤的发病可能有共同的遗传基础。     

p53 Codon 72 polymorphism in gastric cancer susceptibility in patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic gastritis

p53 codon 72, which produces variant proteins with an arginine (Arg) or proline (Pro), has been reported to be associated with cancers of the lung, esophagus and cervix. However, there have been no reports on the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in gastric cancer susceptibility in patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic gastritis (H. pylori-CG). We, therefore, examined the polymorphism in 117 gastric cancer patients (72 intestinal type and 45 diffuse type) with H. pylori-CG and 116 H. pylori-CG patients without gastric cancer as controls. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was performed to analyze the p53 codon 72 polymorphism. The crude genotypic frequencies in the gastric cancer patients were similar to those of the controls. However, when gastric cancers were classified by histologic subtype, the Pro/Pro was more frequent in the patients with diffuse type gastric cancer than in the controls (22.2% of cases vs. 12.1% of controls). The Pro/Pro genotype was associated with a 2.98-fold higher risk of diffuse-type cancer compared to the Arg/Arg genotype (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-8.32, p = 0.038). These results suggest that the Pro/Pro genotype at p53 codon 72 contributes to susceptibility for diffuse-type gastric cancer in patients with H. pylori-CG. The p53 codon 72 polymorphism may serve as the genetic marker for the risk assessment of the diffuse-type gastric cancer development in patients with H. pylori-CG.     

Linkage of TP53 codon 72 pro/pro genotype as predictive factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma development.

Genetic predisposition has been suggested as a cofactor for cancer aetiology and a polymorphism in TP53 codon 72 has been associated as a susceptibility factor for several cancers. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare neoplasia in western civilizations and genetic predisposition might play an important role in its development. We evaluated the linkage of the polymorphic variants (Arg/Pro) on TP53 codon 72 with nasopharyngeal cancer development in a case-control study with 392 individuals from a northern Portuguese population, including 107 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 285 healthy controls. This study revealed a three-fold risk for carriers of Pro/Pro genotype either against carriers of Arg/Arg (OR=2.62; 95% CI=1.10-6.30; P=0.016) or total Arg carriers (OR=2.67; 95% CI=1.21-5.90; P=0.012). Moreover, step-wise logistic regression analysis identified Pro/Pro genotype (OR=3.1; 95% CI=1.3-7.3; P=0.009), age >49 at diagnosis (OR=2.5; 95% CI=1.6-4.0; P<0.001) and male gender (OR=2.7; 95% CI=1.6-4.4; P<0.001) as predictive factors for the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. These results confirm the data from Asiatic populations suggesting that Pro/Pro genotype represents a stable risk factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma development in Portugal and that TP53 codon 72 polymorphism can contribute as a genetic susceptibility marker, providing additional information to improve the knowledge about nasopharyngeal carcinoma aetiology.     

Antitumor activities of dFv-LDP-AE: An enediyne-energized fusion protein targeting tumor-associated antigen gelatinases

The aim of this study was to calculate the positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) to determine whether p53 codon 72 can be used as a bladder cancer management index. Ninety-six patients diagnosed with bladed cancer and two control groups of 427 randomly sampled community participants and 142 non-cancerous individuals without a prior history of cancer were enrolled. After preliminary analysis, the convergent validity resulted in 96 patients from this study and 129 patients from our previous study. Results showed that these two groups were of the same population, and could be merged into one case group. Logistic regression showed that the Pro/Pro genotype was not statistically significantly associated with bladder cancer incidence using each sample set after adjustment by age and gender. Moreover, the Pro/Pro genotype was not associated with high-grade tumors (P=0.078), but was highly correlated to muscle-invasive tumors (P=0.002). Pro/Pro genotype carriers were estimated to have a 3.36-fold higher risk to develop invasive tumors compared to non-carriers. The NPV of the Pro/Pro genotype for invasive tumors was 88.00%, and the PPV was 31.91%. By Cox regression analysis, high-grade tumors were associated with recurrence (P=0.020, OR=1.83), whereas invasive tumors were associated with cancer-related death (P<0.001, OR=2.87). p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with bladder cancer progression rather than incidence and prognosis. The Pro/Pro genotype in p53 codon 72 polymorphism shows a high NPV for bladder cancer progression, thus, it can be used clinically as a progression index in bladder cancer management.     

Effects of cacao liquor proanthocyanidins on PhIP-induced mutagenesis in vitro,and in vivo mammary and pancreatic tumorigenesis in female Sprague-Dawley rats

p53 plays an important role in cell-cycle control, as it facilitates DNA repair activities in response to DNA damage. An aberrant cell cycle impairs DNA repair and increases the probability of mutations that lead to carcinogenesis. The p53 codon 72 Arg/Pro polymorphism has been suggested to be associated with susceptibility to tobacco-related cancers, but this association remains controversial. In this hospital-based case-control study of 304 patients newly diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and 333 cancer-free controls, we evaluated the association between this p53 polymorphism and the risk of SCCHN. All subjects were non-Hispanic whites, and the controls were frequency-matched to the cases by age (+/-5 years), sex and smoking status. Our results suggested that there was no difference in the distributions of p53 codon 72 genotypes between cases and controls (odds ratio (OR)=1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.75-1.44 for Pro/Pro vs. Arg/Arg and OR=1.01, 95% CI 0.54-1.91 for Arg/Pro vs. Arg/Arg). However, there was evidence that the Pro allele was associated with an early age of onset of SCCHN. The median ages of onset of SCCHN were 59, 56 and 53 years for Arg/Arg, Arg/Pro and Pro/Pro cases, respectively (P=0.151 among three genotypes; P=0.057 for Pro/Pro and Arg/Pro combined vs. Arg/Arg). The median ages at onset of oral cancers were 62, 57 and 51 years for Arg/Arg, Arg/Pro and Pro/Pro, respectively (P=0.091 among three genotypes; P=0.046 for Pro/Pro vs. Arg/Arg; P=0.066 for Pro/Pro and Arg/Pro combined vs. Arg/Arg). While the results suggest that the P53 codon 72 polymorphism may contribute to oral cancer susceptibility, larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.