Correlation between tag single nucleotide polymorphisms of microRNA regulatory genes and the genetic susceptibility of primary liver cancer / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>This study aimed to understand the correlation between tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNP) of microRNA regulatory genes and the gentic susceptibility of primary liver cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>1:1 case-control study was applied in this research. A total of 532 primary liver cancer patients in 2 teaching hospitals in Zhengzhou city were enrolled as case group.532 healthy individuals were enrolled as control group. The subjects were surveyed by a face-to-face interview and 5 ml of peripheral venous blood were collected. Candidate tSNP were screened from DICER1, RAN and GEMIN4 gene, respectively. PCR-RFLP or Allele specific PCR was applied for genotyping of the subjects. Conditional logistic regression model and Multifactor-Dimensionality Reduction method were applied for analyzing the correlation between tSNP of above genes and gentic susceptibility of primary liver cancer. The gene-environment interaction was also analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The frequencies of genotype CC, CT, TT in rs14035 locus were 67.29% (358/532), 28.20% (150/532), 4.51% (24/532) in case group, and 70.30% (374/532), 28.20% (150/532), 1.50% (8/532) in control group, respectively (χ2=8.35, P<0.05). The frequencies of genotype GG, GA, AA in rs1045491 locus were 71.05% (378/532), 26.69% (142/532), 2.26% (12/532) in case group, and 80.45% (428/532), 18.42% (98/532), 1.13% (6/532) in control group, respectively (χ2=13.17, P<0.01); the frequencies of genetype GG, GT, TT in rs2291778 locus were 53.38% (284/532), 40.23% (214/532), 6.39% (34/532) in case group, and were 25.94% (138/532), 63.91% (340/532), 10.15% (54/532) in control group (χ2=83.71, P<0.01). TT genotype in rs14035 locus (OR=2.54, 95%CI: 1.19-6.32) and GA genetype in rs1045491 locus (OR=1.74, 95%CI: 1.08-2.66) were susceptible genotype of primary liver cancer, whereas GT (OR=0.52, 95%CI: 0.43-0.75) and TT genotype (OR=0.62, 95%CI: 0.46-0.86) in rs2291778 locus were protective genotype. Haplotype analysis showed that haplotype 3 (AACTGGGT) (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 1.10-1.82) and haplotype 5 (AGCCAGCC) increased the risk of occurrence of primary liver cancer (OR=1.36, 95%CI: 1.02-1.80), whereas haplotype 2 (AACTATCC) (OR=0.69, 95%CI: 0.52-0.91) and haplotype 6 (AACTGTGT)(OR=0.61, 95%CI: 0.45-0.81) decreased the risk. Subjects exposed to allele A of rs1045491, allele T of rs14035 and HBV infection intend to be the high risk population of primary liver cancer (OR = 3.72, 95%CI: 2.38 - 5.56).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Genotypes of TT in rs14035 locus, and GA in rs1045491 locus may be susceptible genotypes of liver cancer carcinogenesis. T allele in rs2291778 locus is a non-susceptible allele of primary liver cancer. Combined effects of multigene alleles and multi-locus genotype may have a synergistic role in the carcinogenesis of liver cancer.</p>

Study on the association of cytochrome P450 polymorphisms and the risk of esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To examine the association between CYP1A1 polymorphisms (MspI and Ile/Val) and esophageal cancer (EC) by systematically reviewing the risk of the original studies. Methods Data from 16 papers (8 for MspI, 14 for Ile/Val) regarding case-control studies on the association of cytochrome P450 polymorphisms and risk of esophageal cancer was analyzed by dominant model (variant genotype vs. wild-type genotype) through meta-analysis. Stratified analysis was carried out according to the pathological types. Results In systematical analysis, CYP1A1 MspI variant genotype (TC+CC) had no association with EC risk (OR=1.17,95%CI: 0.82-1.66). Similar results were observed in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma(ESCC) (OR=1.17,95%CI: 0.82-1.69) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) (OR=1.39,95% CI: 0.67-2.09). Individuals with the CYP1A1 Ile/Val variant genotype (Ile/Val + Val/Val) had an increased risk for EC, when comparing with wild type (Iie/Iie ), with an OR of 1.39 (95 %CI: 1.07-1.80). CYP1A1 Ile/Val variant genotype could increase the risk of ESCC (OR=1.43,95%CI:1.07-1.91) but no significant association was found with EAC (OR=1.20,95%CI:0.62-2.30). Conclusion CYP1A1 gene polymorphism Ile/Val might have played a role in the development of ESCC but CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism might not be associated with the susceptibility of EC.

Influential factors of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium on the study of association between gene polymorphism and disease / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective According to the data collected from gastric cancer families comparative study, the influence factors of Hardy-Weinberg (H-W) equilibrium in the association studies of gene polymorphism and disease were analyzed to reveal the reasons that affecting the equilibrium deviation in the group. Methods Varieties of risk genotype for gastric cancer were analyzed and detected with H-W equilibrium, genetic linkage disequilibrium analysis and Cochran-Armitage trend test. Results (1) Significant deviations from H-W equilibrium were observed in IL-1B-31, IL-IB-511, IL-IRN and TNF-A-308 of the cases and controls (P<0.01). MIF-173 tended to be equilibrium in the population. (2)Deviations from expectations of phenotypes combination probability were observed in two-site H-W χ2 tests (P< 0.01). (3)The Cochran-Armitage trend test showed that distribution of IL-1B-511 and IL-1RN were significantly different(P<0.05), suggesting that population stratification might have existed in the group. Conclusions (1)Affected by frequency-dependent selection, under the combination of linkage disequilibrium, mutations and interaction, genotype frequency of IL-1B-31, IL-1B-511, IL-1RN and TNF-A-308 showed deviation from H-W equilibrium in population. (2)Two-site genetic equilibrium test model seemed better to reflect the differences of phenotypic combination fitness. (3)Population stratification was another factor to express the deviation from H-W equilibrium.

Population-based case-control family study on risk factors of esophageal cancer in high incidence area / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the risk factors of esophageal cancer (EC) in the high-incidence regions, so as to provide scientific evidence for taking effective prevention measures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A population based case-control family study was carried out. 1711 case family members in 505 families in which one of the couple or their first degree relatives suffered from EC were selected from high incidence in Henan province. Control families without neoplasm were selected from the same villages in matching conditions of age, sex, and family members. All information of case and control families was collected by Questionnaire of Life and Health of Inhabitant. The data were analyzed with logistic regression model.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control families,it was shown that hobby for smoked food [2.10% (36/1711), 0.82% (14/1711); chi2 = 9.82, P = 0.00; OR = 2.61, 95% CI: 1.40 - 4.85], hobby for fried food [7.17% (66/921), 3.91% (35/894) ; chi2 = 9.13, P = 0.00; OR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.24 -2.89], hobby for raw and hard food [13.36% (123/921), 8.95% (80/894); chi2 = 8.87, P =0.03; OR =1.57, 95% CI: 1.16 - 2.11], and hobby for hot food [20.05% (343/1711), 15.20% (260/1711); chi2 = 13.87, P= 0.00; OR= 1.40, 95% CI: 1.17 - 1.67], the history with mental stimulated [6.72% (115/1711), 3.10% (53/1711); chi2 = 24.06, P = 0.00; OR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.62 -3.14], upper digestive symptom history [19.40% (332/1711), 12.74% (218/ 1711); chi2 = 28.15, P = 0.00; OR= 1.65, 95% CI: 1.37 - 1.99] entered the last model, and were responsible for the higher risk of EC. Eating fast was shown to be a protective factor [20.85% (192/921), 25.14% (225/895); chi2 = 4.73, P =0.03; OR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.63 - 0.98].</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>EC is a kind of malignant tumor caused by multiple factors. Prevention and control of EC should be initiated from environmental factors, life style, genetic factors and social-psychological factors comprehensively.</p>

DNA repair gene xeroderma pigmentosum group D 751 polymorphism and the risk on esophageal cancer:a Meta-analysis / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To explore the association between XPD codon 751 polymorphism and esophageal cancer (EC) by systematically reviewing the risk of the original studies. Methods A comprehensive search was conducted to identify all case-control studies of XPD codon 751 polymorphism and EC risk. Meta-analysis was applied with Rev Man 4.2 software for calculation of pooled OR value (with 95%C1)of EC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Results Of the 12 case-control studies selected for this Meta-analysis, a total of 2558 EC cases and 5122 controls were included. Compared with the wild-type homozygote Lys/Lys, the pooled Odds Ratios (with 95% CI) of Lys/Gln, Gin/Gin, (Lys/Gln + Gln/Gln) genotypes of XPD codon 751 polymorphism for EC risk were 1.19(1.05, 1.34), 1.22(0.86, 1.74), 1.20(1.01,1.42), respectively. In a stratified analysis, a total of 1417 ESCC cases and 2312 controls were included, and individuals carrying Lys/Gln genotype or (Lys/Gln+Gln/Gln) had 1.22-fold or 1.24-fold excess risks for ESCC compared with those carrying Lys/Lys genotype. A total of 935 EAC cases and 2604 controls were included, and none of the genotype of XPD codon 751 genetic polymorphism was found to be related to EAC. Conclusion Both heterogyzote Lys/Gln and (Lys/Gln + Gln/Gln) for XPD codon 751 genetic polymorphism were associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal cancer. Furthermore, heterogyzote Lys/Gln and (Lys/Gln + Gln/Gln) for XPD codon 751 genetic polymorphism might have increased the risk of ESCC, but have no association with EAC.

A case-control family study of gastric cancer in Henan province / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the risk factors of gastric cancer in the rural area of Henan province.@*METHODS@#Three hundred and twenty-five families with gastric cancer and 325 control families (1010 persons in each group) were selected among the rural residents in 4 counties of Henan province. Totally 2020 people were surveyed and assessed using population-based case-control family study.@*RESULTS@#Gastric cancer was related to stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus.@*CONCLUSION@#Stomach upset, irregular dietary, hobby for salty taste, residual food, and history of mental stimulus are the risk factors of gastric cancer.

Meta-analysis on the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in China / 中华流行病学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the epidemiologic features and etiology of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in China so as to provide evidence for the development of preventive measures on H. pylori infection and related diseases.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the data extracted from 1990 - 2002 published papers on the epidemiology of H. pylori infection in China.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The average infection rate of H. pylori infection in China was 58.07%, with 50% in 10 to 20 year-olds. Significant intrafamilial clustering was observed. H. pylori infection was a risk factor to develop gastrointestinal disease.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>H. pylori infections in Chinese were common and extensively distributed, which might due to close contact between family members.</p>