Abstract
BackgroundThymine‐DNA glycosylase (TDG) is an essential DNA‐repair enzyme which works in both epigenetic regulation and genome maintenance. It is also responsible for efficient correction of multiple endogenous DNA lesions which occur commonly in mammalian genomes. Research of genetic variants such as SNPs, resulting in disease, is predicted to yield clinical advancements through the identification of sensitive genetic markers and the development of disease prevention and therapy. To that end, the main objective of the present study is to identify the possible interactions between cigarette smoking and the rs4135050 variant of the TDG gene, situated in the intron position, among Saudi individuals.MethodsTDG rs4135050 (A/T) was investigated by genotyping 239, and 235 blood specimens were obtained from nonsmokers and smokers of cigarette respectively.ResultsT allele frequency was found which showed a significant protective effect on Saudi male smokers (OR = 0.64, p = 0.0187) compared to nonsmoking subjects, but not in female smokers. Furthermore, smokers aged less than 29 years, the AT and AT+TT genotypes decreased more than four times the risk of initiation of smoking related‐diseases compare to the ancestral AA homozygous genotype. Paradoxically, the AT (OR = 3.88, p = 0.0169) and AT+TT (OR = 2.86, p = 0.0420) genotypes were present at a higher frequency in smoking patients aged more than 29 years as compared to nonsmokers at the same ages.ConclusionDepending on the gender and age of patients, TDG rs4135050 may provide a novel biomarker for the early diagnosis and prevention of several diseases caused by cigarette smoking.
Highlights
Cigarette smoking (CS) has been identified as the primary risk factor for chronic pulmonary disease initiation (Kopa &Pawliczak, 2018)
The main objective of the present study is to identify the possible correlation between CS and genetic polymorphism in Thymine‐DNA glycosylase (TDG) rs4135050 among Saudi individuals
The main goal of this study was to investigate the potential role of associations between the genetic polymorphism rs4135050 of the TDG gene and CS, using samples from cases and controls in a Saudi Arabian population to detect a genetic marker that could be beneficial to decreasing the risks of disease caused by CS smoking among healthy individuals
Summary
Cigarette smoking (CS) has been identified as the primary risk factor for chronic pulmonary disease initiation (Kopa &Pawliczak, 2018). CS may lead to the development of diseases including periodontal disease, oral tumor, lung tumor Conclusion: Depending on the gender and age of patients, TDG rs4135050 may provide a novel biomarker for the early diagnosis and prevention of several diseases caused by cigarette smoking
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