A common polymorphism in the 3'UTR of cyclooxygenase 2/prostaglandin synthase 2 gene and risk of lung cancer in a Chinese population.
Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are key enzymes that convert arachidonic acid to prostaglandins. Overexpression of COX-2, one of the COX isozymes, has been shown to be an early event in lung carcinogenesis and may play an important role in lung cancer development. A common single nucleotide polymorphism, T8473C, located within a potential functional region in the 3'UTR of COX-2 gene was identified and we hypothesized that this COX-2 variant is associated with lung cancer risk. To test this hypothesis, we genotyped this variant in a case-control study of 322 histologically-confirmed lung cancer patients and 323 age and sex frequency-matched cancer-free controls in a Chinese population. The results showed that the frequencies of variant genotypes 8473CT/CC were significantly less common in the cases (27.3%) than in the controls (35.3%) (P=0.034), suggesting that the 8473C allele was protective against lung cancer. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that the COX-2 variant genotypes (8473CT/CC) were associated with a significantly decreased risk of lung cancer compared with the 8473TT wild-type homozygotes (OR=0.64, 95% CI=0.45-0.92). When we defined the reference group as non-smokers having the 8473CT/CC variant genotypes, the smokers with the 8473TT wild-type genotype had the greatest risk (adjusted OR=5.28, 95% CI=3.10-9.00). These findings indicate that the COX-2 T8473C polymorphism may contribute to lung cancer susceptibility in the Chinese population. Further larger molecular epidemiological studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Nanjing Medical University School of Public Health, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Wang
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Wei
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D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors
D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases