title: CYP2E1 Rsa I/Pst I polymorphism and esophageal cancer risk: a meta-analysis based on 1,088 cases and 2,238 controls.
abstract: The common functional CYP2E1 Rsa I/Pst I polymorphism may influence the risk of esophageal cancer. However, the published results are conflicting. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis comprised of 11 published case-control studies with 1,088 cases and 2,238 controls. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CIs) were used to assess the strength of the association. Overall, the pooled ORs were 0.53 (95% CI = 0.31-0.89, P (heterogeneity) < 0.001) and 0.57 (95% CI = 0.34-0.96, P (heterogeneity) < 0.001), for the heterogeneity c1/c2 and c2 allele carriers (c1/c2 + c2/c2) compared with the homozygous c1/c2, respectively. In subgroup analysis by race, the same significant risks were found among Asians (for c2 vs. c1: OR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.43-0.95, P (heterogeneity) < 0.001; for c1/c2 vs. c1/c1: OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.28-0.82, P (heterogeneity) < 0.001; for c1/c2 + c2/c2 vs. c1/c1: OR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.30-0.86, P (heterogeneity) < 0.001). In conclusion, our meta-analysis demonstrates that CYP2E1 Rsa I/Pst I c2 allele may be a decreased risk factor for developing esophageal cancer among Asians populations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dental Research, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, 210029 Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Yongchu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000235:genetics*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1