title: [Association between HRE-2 gene polymorphism at codon 655 and genetic susceptibility of colorectal cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the distribution of HER-2 genetic polymorphism at codon 655 and its association with susceptibility of colorectal cancer in Chinese.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population-based case-control study was carried out. 292 patients with colorectal cancer and 842 healthy controls were interviewed. Meanwhile, the genetic polymorphism of HRE-2 was detected using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequencies of Ile/Val+Val/Val genotypes and Val allele were both higher in cases (25.34% and 13.36%) than those in controls (18.41% and 9.74%) (P<0.05). Compared with Ile/Ile genotype, Ile/Val+Val/Val genotypes were significantly associated with colorectal cancer [ORadjusted=1.54, 95% CI: 1.11-2.14]. The adjusted odds ratio of interactions between this polymorphism and smoking, alcohol drinking were 1.43 (95%CI: 0.88-2.30) and 1.29 (95%CI: 0.73-2.29), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present findings suggest that HER-2 genetic polymorphism at codon 655 may be associated with the risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese. In addition, there are no interactions between this polymorphism and smoking, alcohol drinking, respectively.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058 PR China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yong-jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Ming-juan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xin-yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Kai-yan
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Qi-long
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; C508053:ERBB2 protein, human