title: Reduced expression of human DNA repair genes in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in china.
abstract: Epidemiological studies indicated that the incidence of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) is associated with exposure to a variety of environmental factors. To determine whether the baseline expression of genes involved in DNA damage and repair induced by these carcinogens is associated with higher risk for ESCC, a case-control study was undertaken and the relative expression levels of six DNA repair genes (MGMT, hOGG1, XRCC1, XPD, hMLH1, and hMSH2) were determined in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). One hundred patients with newly diagnosed, untreated ESCC and 117 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and residence were recruited. Expression levels of six genes were measured by quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Compared with controls, the relative expression levels of hMLH1, hMSH2, XRCC1, XPD, and MGMT, were significantly altered in ESCC patients. Using the median of relative expression level in controls as the cutoff point, results also demonstrated an increased risk for ESCC associated with reduced expression of hMSH2, XRCC, XPD, and MGMT. The expression levels of four genes (hMSH2, XRCC1, XPD, MGMT) present in PBMC were significantly correlated with increased risk for ESCC, in which there was reduced expression of MGMT, suggesting an important etiology role for MGMT expression in the initiation of ESCC in Huaian of China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yue-Pu
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Pu
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics*; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1; D051759:Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1; C000619371:XRCC1 protein, human; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases; C515491:MGMT protein, human; C497172:MSH2 protein, human; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D051759:Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein; C497292:ERCC2 protein, human; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes