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- Title
Association between the p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case–control and family-based study.
- Authors
Zhang, Xiaoai; Cao, Pengbo; Zhai, Yun; Zhang, Hongxing; Cui, Ying; Wu, Zhihao; Yuan, Xiaoyan; Wang, Zhifu; Li, Peiyao; Yu, Lixa; Xia, Xia; He, Fuchu; Zhou, Gangqiao
- Abstract
Our study revealed, for the first time, an association between the p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism and the risk of occurrence and advanced lymph node metastasis of NPC in Chinese populations. These associations are supported by our functional data.p73, a structural and functional homolog of p53, plays an important role in modulating cell cycle control and apoptosis. We examined whether the p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism was related to the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) among Chinese populations. The G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism was genotyped in 593 NPC cases and 480 controls, and in 102 NPC trios. Logistic regression analysis and transmission/disequilibrium tests (TDT) were performed to evaluate whether there was an association between the polymorphism and NPC, respectively. Functional analyses were conducted to verify the biological relevance of the polymorphism. We observed that compared with the GC/GC genotype, the genotypes containing AT allele (GC/AT + AT/AT genotypes) were associated with significantly increased susceptibility to NPC [odds ratio (OR) = 1.51; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.16–1.95; P = 0.002]. Furthermore, compared with the GC/GC genotype, the GC/AT + AT/AT genotypes were significantly associated with the advanced lymph node metastasis (OR = 1.47; 95% CI = 1.02–2.11; P = 0.041). A significantly greater than expected transmission of the AT allele from heterozygous parents to offspring was also observed (P = 0.049) using the TDT. By using the TdT-mediated dUPT-biotin nick end labeling assay, we observed lower apoptosis in NPC tissues from the AT allele carriers compared with that from non-carriers. Furthermore, the relative TAp73 RNA levels of the AT allele were lower than those of the GC allele in heterozygous cells. Our findings suggest that the p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 polymorphism may play a role in mediating the susceptibility to NPC in Chinese populations.
- Subjects
CANCER risk factors; PHARYNGEAL cancer; GENETIC polymorphisms; METASTASIS; LYMPH node cancer; DISEASE susceptibility; CHINESE people; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DISEASES
- Publication
Carcinogenesis, 2014, Vol 35, Issue 9, p1977
- ISSN
0143-3334
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/carcin/bgu059