title: DNA repair gene XRCC1 polymorphisms, smoking, and esophageal cancer risk.
abstract: To investigate the effect of X-ray repair cross complementing 1 (XRCC1) genetic polymorphisms on esophageal cancer risk, we determined XRCC1 polymorphisms at codon 194 (Arg --> Trp) and codon 399 (Arg --> Gln) in 135 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 152 normal controls from hospitals. Although polymorphism at codon 194 was not associated with risk for ESCC, we found that the frequency of XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype in ESCC patients (14.1%) was significantly higher than that in normal controls (3.3%), and that XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype was associated with an increased risk of ESCC (odds ratio (OR) = 5.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.42-0.93). In addition, we found that the risk for smoker increased 4.2-fold than non-smokers in the 399 Gln/Gln genotype (OR = 4.20, 95% CI: 2.37-7.44). These results suggest that XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype may contribute to the risk of ESCC and modify risk associated with smoking.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
authors.forename: Hong-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiao-Yong
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lu-Yuan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yuan-Yuan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: You-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wen-Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shun-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000235:genetics; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins