title: Ethnic susceptibility to lung cancer: differences in CYP2E1, CYP1A1 and GSTM1 genetic polymorphisms between French Caucasian and Chilean populations.
abstract: Many investigators have reported an association between genetic polymorphisms of cytochromes P-450 CYP2E1, CYP1A1 or glutathione S-transferase Mu (GSTM1) and susceptibility to lung cancer. However, pronounced interethnic variations have been described in the frequencies of these polymorphisms, especially between Asians and Caucasians. The present study was set up to establish CYP2E1 (c1, c2 and C, D), CYP1A1 (m1, m2 and Ile, Val) and GSTM1 (null) allelic frequencies in Chileans (n = 96) who are an admixture of Native Americans and Caucasians (Spaniards). The rare allele frequencies were found to be 0.15 (c2), 0.21 (C), 0.23 (m2), 0.32 (Val) and 0.21 ('null' genotype). These values are significantly higher than those of Caucasians except for the GSTM1 'null' genotype and suggest differences in susceptibility to lung cancer between both populations.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Lab. of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, University of Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quiñones
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berthou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002677:Chile / Q000208:ethnology; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000235:genetics*; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000208:ethnology*; D005838:Genotype; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000235:genetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013030:Spain / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; D005982:Glutathione Transferase