Research Papers:
Leukocyte telomere length-related genetic variants in ACYP2 contribute to the risk of esophageal carcinoma in Chinese Han population
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Abstract
Quan Fang1,*, Lihong Hui1,*, Zhaorui Min1, Lifeng Liu1, Yuan Shao1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
*These authors have contributed equally to this work
Correspondence to:
Yuan Shao, email: [email protected]
Lifeng Liu, email: [email protected]
Keywords: esophageal carcinoma, gene polymorphisms, case-control study, ACYP2
Received: December 21, 2016 Accepted: February 13, 2017 Published: March 10, 2017
ABSTRACT
Background: Short leukocyte telomere length has been associated with significantly increased risk of esophageal carcinoma. A previous genome-wide association study demonstrated that ACYP2 was associated with leukocyte telomere length. However, the role of ACYP2 genetic variants on esophageal carcinoma susceptibility is still unknown. Therefore, we investigated whether ACYP2 polymorphisms have impact on the risk of esophageal carcinoma in Chinese.
Materials and Methods: We conducted a case-control study among 386 cases and 495 healthy controls from northwest China. 14 SNPs in ACYP2 were selected and genotyped using Sequenom MassARRAY technology. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by unconditional logistic regression adjusting for age and gender.
Results: We found that 1.34-fold increased risk of esophageal carcinoma is associated with the rs11125529 A allele compared with the rs11125529 C allele (OR=1.29, 95%CI: 1.02-1.62, p=0.030) under the additive model, after adjusted by age and gender. We also found rs11896604 and rs17045754 loci increased the esophageal carcinoma risk under the additive model (rs11896604: OR=1.34, 95%CI: 1.03-1.76, p=0.032; rs17045754: OR=1.36, 95%CI: 1.03-1.80, p=0.028). One main linkage block was observed across the locus. This block was comprised of seven closely linked SNPs: rs1682111, rs843752, rs10439478, rs843645, rs11125529, rs843711 and rs11896604. The haplotype analysis detected that haplotype “TTCTATG” increased the risk of esophageal carcinoma (OR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.04-1.82, p=0.025).
Conclusion: In conclusion, ACYP2 gene may be associated with an increased risk of esophageal carcinoma in Chinese Han populations. Future studies to address the biological function of this polymorphism in the development of esophageal carcinoma are warranted.
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