title: A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter enhances oral squamous cell carcinoma susceptibility in a Chinese population.
abstract: We genotyped 96 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients for the 1G/2G polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) promoter -1607 bp using PCR-RFLP. A control population of 120 frequency-matched subjects was also genotyped for the same polymorphism. The detection frequency of 2G allele was significantly higher in OSCC subjects (76%) than in the control group (56.7%). The frequency of 2G allele had a significant difference between the OSCC and controls group (p = 0.00, Odds Ratio, OR = 2.232, 95% CI = 1.477-3.372). The genotype 2G/2G was found in 57.3% of the OSCC, and 34.2% in the controls. The proportion of 2G homozygote (2G/2G) was significantly higher in the OSCC group when compared to controls (p = 0.001, OR = 2.585, 95% CI = 1.487-4.494). OSCC patients were stratified by clinicopathological parameters including gender, smoking, clinical stage and lymph node metastasis, but the only statistically significant association with MMP-1 genotype was with smoking. The results showed that a SNP in the MMP-1 promoter -1607 bp was associated with OSCC susceptibility in a Chinese population.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Cheng-Zhang
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1