title: NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 codon 609 polymorphism and its association to colorectal cancer.
abstract: The present study used a rapid and single-step method for genotyping of NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) codon 609 polymorphism using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-analysis and subsequent melting curve analysis for the analysis of allelic distribution of NQO1. The design was a case control study of 323 Caucasians with colorectal cancer and 205 healthy controls. There was no difference in the frequencies of the mutated NQO1 allele (NQO1*2): 0.190 for control individuals and 0.195 for cancer patients, respectively (P=0.947). When this allelic distribution was further compared between non-smoking and smoking colorectal cancer patients, it appeared that the frequency of the wild-type allele NQO1*1 was higher in the smoking than in the non-smoking group [Odds ratio (OR), 0.434; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.13-1.42]. This observation may suggest a protective role of the NQO1 wild-type allele in colon cancer susceptibility of individuals exposed to NQO1-inducing chemicals.
authors.affiliation: Medizinisches Institut für Umwelthygiene, Abt. Exp. Toxikologie, Auf'm Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brüning
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D003062:Codon; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D017931:DNA Primers; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)