ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the role of genetic factors in development of esophageal cancer by studying the association of XRCC1,P53 and COX-2 genetic polymorphisms with susceptibility of esophageal cancer in Hakka population. Methods A case-control study was performed with molecular epidemiological methods. A total of 122 patients with esophageal cancer(esophageal cancer group)and 123 healthy people(control group) were randomly selected from Hakka people in Meizhou area. The genotypes and alleles of XRCC1 rs25487,P53 rs1042522,and COX-2 rs689466 in both groups were detected,and the distribution characteristics were analyzed. Results The polymorphisms of XRCC1 rs25487(A/G),P53 rs1042522(C/G)and COX-2 rs689466(A/G)were found in Hakkan people in Meizhou area ,but there were no significant differences in the genotype and allele fre-quencies between the two groups. And after such as sex,age,stratified analysis showed also no significant results. Conclusions The study shows that the genetic polymorphisms of XRCC1 gene rs25487,P53 gene rs1042522 and COX-2 gene rs689466 are possibly not related with the susceptibility of esophageal cancer in Hakka population in Meizhou area.