Abstract
The causes of lung cancer might be many, but genetic variation in the genes of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes, tumor suppressor proteins, and/or DNA-repairing enzymes can also play a significant role in lung cancer susceptibility. The tumor suppressor protein p53 functions to induce cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, or apoptosis. Polymorphism in its gene can, therefore, play a significant role in cancer susceptibility. Present report evaluated the association of polymorphism in exon 4 Arg72Pro (G>C) of the p53 gene with lung cancer susceptibility using 175 cancer cases and 202 controls from the North Indian population. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the Pro72Pro genotype was significantly associated with increasing risk for lung cancer in younger age patients (≤55 years) (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=2.72, 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] 0.99-7.85, p<0.05). Histological stratification of lung cancer revealed that the Pro72Pro genotype was associated with higher risk for squamous cell carcinoma (OR=3.05, 95% CI 1.07-8.87, p<0.05). Genetic variation Arg72Pro of the p53 gene may contribute to higher risk of SCC of lung in the North Indian population.
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