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Association of CYP1A2 genetic polymorphisms with hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility: a case-control study in a high-risk region of China.

Chen X, Wang H, Xie W, Liang R, Wei Z, Zhi L, Zhang X, Hao B, Zhong S, Zhou G, Zhang L, Gao X, Zhu Y, He F

Department of Genomics & Proteomics, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China.

OBJECTIVES: Aflatoxin B1 exposure is one of the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). CYP1A2 is a cytochrome P450 isoenzyme that plays an important role in the bioactivation of AFB1 to its carcinogenic metabolite. The study was designed to assess whether genetic polymorphisms in CYP1A2 are associated with HCC susceptibility in a high-risk region. METHODS: A case-control study of 431 HCC cases and 550 cancer-free controls recruited from an HCC endemic region in China was carried out. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms, namely -3860G > A (CYP1A2*1C), -3113G > A, and 5347T > C (CYP1A2*1B) were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism methods. RESULTS: Homozygous carriers of the major haplotype -3860G/-3113G/5347C were associated with increased HCC susceptibility in the overall population (odds ratio [OR] = 1.65, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11-2.46, P = 0.014), in HBsAg seronegative individuals (OR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.43-5.06, P = 0.002), and in heavy smokers (OR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.21-3.80, P=0.009). In addition, individuals carrying at least one CYP1A2*1C allele showed significantly decreased HCC risk (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: Q0.27-0.86, P = 0.013) in the HBsAg seronegative subpopulation. Furthermore, as compared with HBsAg seropositive patients, wild-type homozygotes of the CYP1A2*1C polymorphism were significantly over-represented in HBsAg seronegative patients (P = 0.024). No significant association between CYP1A2 genetic polymorphisms and HCC risk was observed in either HBsAg seropositive individuals or non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS: CYP1A2 genetic polymorphisms are associated with HCC susceptibility in smokers and HBsAg seronegative individuals in the Fusui endemic region.

Published 23 February 2006 in Pharmacogenet Genomics, 16(3): 219-27.
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