We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Associations of genetic variation in CASP3 gene with noise-induced hearing loss in a Chinese population: a case-control study.
- Authors
Yinyin Wu; Juntao Ni; Mingjian Qi; Chengjian Cao; Yuxian Shao; Liangwen Xu; Haiyan Ma; Lei Yang; Wu, Yinyin; Ni, Juntao; Qi, Mingjian; Cao, Chengjian; Shao, Yuxian; Xu, Liangwen; Ma, Haiyan; Yang, Lei
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a complex disease caused by environmental and genetic risk factors. This study explored the relationship between the genetic variations in the CASP gene and the risk of developing NIHL among Chinese workers exposed to occupational noise.<bold>Methods: </bold>A case-control study of 272 NIHL workers and 272 normal-hearing workers matched for age, sex and years of noise exposure was conducted. Fifteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the CASP1, CASP3, CASP4, CASP5, CASP6, CASP8, CASP9, CASP10 and CASP14 genes were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-ligase detection reaction method. Using conditional logistic regression models, the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of genetic variations associated with NIHL risk were calculated.<bold>Results: </bold>Two SNPs in the CASP3 gene were associated with NIHL risk. For rs1049216, TT genotype was associated with a decreased risk of NIHL (OR = 0.246, 95% CI = 0.069-0.886) when compared with the CC genotype. For rs6948, the AC and CC genotype were associated with a decreased NIHL risk (OR = 0.568, 95% CI = 0.352-0.916) compared with AA genotype. There were joint effects of working time and CASP3 polymorphisms on NIHL risk (P < 0.05).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Genetic variations in the CASP3 gene and the joint effects of working time and CASP3 polymorphisms may modify the risk of developing NIHL.
- Subjects
CHINA; CASPASES; HUMAN genetic variation; CYSTEINE proteinases; NOISE-induced deafness; CHINESE people; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; NOISE pollution; GENETIC polymorphisms; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; DISEASE prevalence; CASE-control method; GENOTYPES
- Publication
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 2017, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
1476-069X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12940-017-0280-y