title: [TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and gastric cancer risk: a case-control study in individuals from the central-western region of Venezuela].
abstract: Codon 72 polymorphism of the tumor suppressor gene TP53 has been associated with a higher risk in the development of several types of cancer. The polymorphism results in a variant protein with either an arginine (CGC) or a proline residue (CCC). The aim of this study was to analyze the association of the TP53 codon 72 polymorphism with the risk of developing gastric cancer in a high-risk population from the central-western region of Venezuela. DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded gastric adenocarcinoma biopsies (n=65) and endoscopic biopsies from chronic gastritis patients (n=87). TP53 codon 72 polymorphism was determined by PCR-RFLP from all samples. Patients with gastric cancer had a significantly higher frequency (P = 0.037) of the Arg allele than those with chronic gastritis. A logistic regression analysis suggested that Arg carrier individuals had a 4.6-fold higher risk (95% CI 1.0-21.3) of developing gastric cancer. An increment of the Arg/Arg genotype was observed in poor-differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma (OR: 3.1; 95% CI 1.0-9.2), and of the Arg/Pro genotype in well/moderate-differentiated adenocarcinoma samples (OR: 3.5; 95% CI 1.1-11.0), when comparing within the gastric cancer samples; and the last group also when contrasting it with chronic gastritis patients (OR: 2.4; 95% CI 1.1-5.2). The results of this study suggest that the carriage of the Arg allele could be associated with the development of gastric cancer in this Venezuelan population.
authors: Laboratorio de Genética Molecular Dr. Jorge Yunis-Turbay, Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
authors: Miryan
authors: M
authors: Cañas
authors: Yeinmy
authors: Y
authors: Morán
authors: María Eugenia
authors: ME
authors: Camargo
authors: María Belén
authors: MB
authors: Rivero
authors: Adolfo
authors: A
authors: Bohórquez
authors: Venus
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authors: Villegas
authors: Eddy
authors: E
authors: Ramírez
authors: Yanet
authors: Y
authors: Rendón
authors: Alfredo
authors: A
authors: Suárez
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Morales
authors: Emerson
authors: E
authors: Useche
authors: Sandra
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authors: Salazar
authors: Amado
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authors: Zambrano
authors: Alvaro
authors: A
authors: Ramírez
authors: Elvis
authors: E
authors: Valderrama
authors: Zuly
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authors: Briceño
authors: Miguel Angel
authors: MA
authors: Chiurillo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D016158:Genes, p53; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012306:Risk; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm