A promoter polymorphism (-77T>C) of DNA repair gene XRCC1 is associated with risk of lung cancer in relation to tobacco smoking.
X-ray repair cross complementing group 1 (XRCC1) is one of the major DNA repair proteins involved in the base-excision repair pathway. Functional Polymorphisms in the XRCC1 gene may lead to decreased DNA repair capacity and thus confer inherited predisposition to cancer risk. In this case-control study of 710 patients with incident lung cancer and 710 cancer-free controls who were frequency matched on age, sex and residential area, we genotyped a novel T>C transition at the promoter region (-77T>C) of XRCC1 and other two common non-synonymous polymorphisms (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln) to determine their associations with risk of lung cancer. We found that compared with the -77TT wild-type homozygote, the variant genotypes were associated with significantly increased risk of lung cancer [adjusted odds ratio (OR)=1.51; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.17-1.94 for -77TC; OR=2.98; 95% CI=0.93-9.59 for -77CC; and OR=1.55; 95% CI=1.21-1.98 for -77TC/CC]. By contrast, no significant associations were observed between the other two exonic variants (Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln) and lung cancer risk. Furthermore, we observed a 9.82-fold increased risk (95% CI=5.66-17.02) for heavy smokers carrying the -77C variant (-77TC/CC) and a 4.07-fold increased risk (95% CI=2.85-5.81) for heavy smokers not carrying the variant. However, the interaction between the -77T>C variant and cumulative smoking was not statistically significant (P=0.1560). These findings indicate that the new XRCC1 -77T>C polymorphism may contribute to the aetiology of lung cancer. Further functional studies are warranted to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of the association.
Hu
Zhibin
Z
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Nanjing Medical University School of Public Health, Nanjing, China.
Ma
Hongxia
H
Lu
Daru
D
Zhou
Jiannong
J
Chen
Yijiang
Y
Xu
Lin
L
Zhu
Jingfu
J
Huo
Xiang
X
Qian
Ji
J
Wei
Qingyi
Q
Shen
Hongbing
H
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics; D017677:Age Distribution; D000483:Alleles; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000235:genetics; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1; C000619371:XRCC1 protein, human