title: Polymorphism Arg72Pro of p53 confers susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma of lungs in a North Indian population.
abstract: The causes of lung cancer might be many, but genetic variation in the genes of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes, tumor suppressor proteins, and/or DNA-repairing enzymes can also play a significant role in lung cancer susceptibility. The tumor suppressor protein p53 functions to induce cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, or apoptosis. Polymorphism in its gene can, therefore, play a significant role in cancer susceptibility. Present report evaluated the association of polymorphism in exon 4 Arg72Pro (G>C) of the p53 gene with lung cancer susceptibility using 175 cancer cases and 202 controls from the North Indian population. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the Pro72Pro genotype was significantly associated with increasing risk for lung cancer in younger age patients (≤55 years) (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=2.72, 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] 0.99-7.85, p<0.05). Histological stratification of lung cancer revealed that the Pro72Pro genotype was associated with higher risk for squamous cell carcinoma (OR=3.05, 95% CI 1.07-8.87, p<0.05). Genetic variation Arg72Pro of the p53 gene may contribute to higher risk of SCC of lung in the North Indian population.
authors: Environmental Biotechnology Section, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research-IITR (formerly Industrial Toxicology Research Centre), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Anup R
authors: AR
authors: Tilak
authors: Sachin
authors: S
authors: Kumar
authors: Mohan C
authors: MC
authors: Pant
authors: Neeraj
authors: N
authors: Mathur
authors: Ashwani
authors: A
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001120:Arginine / Q000235:genetics; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D016158:Genes, p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000502:physiology*; D011392:Proline / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001120:Arginine; D011392:Proline