title: PON1 Q192R and L55M polymorphisms and organophosphate toxicity risk: a meta-analysis.
abstract: Serum paraoxonase (PON1) is an esterase that is involved in the detoxification of organophosphate insecticides. Emerging lines of evidence have shown that functional polymorphisms in the PON1 gene might play a critical role in increasing susceptibility to organophosphate toxicity, but individually published studies showed inconclusive results. This meta-analysis aimed to derive a more precise estimation of the associations between the PON1 polymorphisms and organophosphate toxicity risk. Nine case-control studies were assessed with a total 1,042 patients with organophosphate toxicity and 1014 healthy controls. The meta-analysis results showed that the PON1 192Q and 55L polymorphisms may increase the risk of organophosphate toxicity. Further subgroup analyses by ethnicity showed significant associations of the PON1 192Q and 55L polymorphisms with increased risk of organophosphate toxicity among the Caucasian populations. However, similar associations were not observed among the Asian populations. In conclusion, the current meta-analysis indicates that the PON1 192Q and 55LM polymorphisms may increase the risk of organophosphate toxicity, especially among the Caucasian populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Republic of China. cmu1h_yt@126.com
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Jingyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001120:Arginine / Q000235:genetics; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007930:Leucine / Q000235:genetics; D008715:Methionine / Q000235:genetics; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length / Q000502:physiology; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D018698:Glutamic Acid; D001120:Arginine; D008715:Methionine; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase; C468406:PON1 protein, human; D007930:Leucine