转化生长因子α基因多态性和父亲吸烟的交互作用与唇腭裂发生的关联研究

目的探讨中国部分地区人群非综合征型唇裂伴或不伴腭裂（nsCL／P）与转化生长因子α基因（TGFα）TaqI位点多态性之间的关系,及其与父亲吸烟之间的交互作用。方法采用PCR-RFLP方法,对170个nsCL／P核心家庭成员DNA标本进行TGFα TaqI突变位点的基因型检测。利用TDT检验分析该突变与nsCL／P发生之间的关系,采用TDT检验的logistic回归模型分析TGFα基因突变与父亲吸烟之间的交互作用。结果未发现TGFα TaqI突变的致病C2等位基因在nsCL／P核心家庭成员中存在传递不平衡,但是父亲吸烟的nsCL／P核心家庭中C2C1基因型的父母将致病的C2等位基因传递给子代的频率是父亲不吸烟的nsCL／P核心家庭父母的约1／5（0．062～0．711）,控制其他环境因素后发现,父亲是否吸烟与TGFα TaqI突变位点C2等位基因传递之间是偏离乘法模型的负交互作用OR=0．102（0．017～0．619）。结论父亲是否吸烟与中国部分地区人群TGFα基因突变存在交互作用,但还有待于进一步研究加以验证。

Association between parental transforming growth factor alpha gene TaqI variant, paternal smoking and the cleft lip with or without cleft palate

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between transforming growth factor alpha gene (TGFalpha) TaqI variant and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (nsCL/P) in Chinese population, and the interaction with parental smoking. METHODS: TGFalpha TaqI variant was detected using RFLP-PCR for DNA samples of the 170 triads with nsCL/P affected child. We performed the transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT) and the family-based association study (FBAT) to test the associations between this variant and risk of nsCL/P. RESULTS: It was not found significant distortion of C2 allele at TGFalpha TaqI locus in nsCL/P groups (P > 0.05), however, by stratified analysis, we found that the rate of C2 allele transmission among nuclear families whose fathers were smoking was 1/5 (0.062 - 0.711) as compared with that among nuclear families whose fathers were not smoking, and the OR of interaction between TGFalpha variant and parental smoking is 0.102 (0.017 - 0.619). CONCLUSION: The parental smoking may interact with TGFalpha variants of Chinese populations in occurrence of nsCL/P, but it remains to have more investigations.