title: Lack of participation of the GSTM1 polymorphism in cervical cancer development in Northeast Thailand.
abstract: The potential association between the GSTM1 deletion polymorphism and risk of cervical cancer was investigated in Northeastern Thailand. DNA was extracted from buffy coat specimens of 198 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and 198 age-matched healthy controls. Genotyping of the GSTM1 was conducted by using two PCR methods, a short- and a long-PCR. Distribution of the GSTM1 genotypes in between the cases and the controls was not significantly different (p>0.5 by χ2 test). The results suggest that the GSTM1 deletion polymorphism is not a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix in the northeast Thai women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand E-mail : wannapa@kku.ac.th.
authors.forename: Sitakan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natphopsuk
authors.forename: Wannapa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Settheetham-Ishida
authors.forename: Dariwan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Settheetham
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017384:Sequence Deletion / Q000235:genetics; D013785:Thailand; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005982:Glutathione Transferase