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Association of common polymorphisms in inflammatory genes with risk of developing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract

  • Daniele Campa
  • , Mia Hashibe
  • , David Zaridze
  • , Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska
  • , Ioan Nicolae Mates
  • , Vladimir Janout
  • , Ivana Holcatova
  • , Eleonóra Fabiánová
  • , Valérie Gaborieau
  • , Rayjean J. Hung
  • , Paolo Boffetta
  • , Paul Brennan
  • , Federico Canzian
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer
  • University of Pisa
  • Cancer Research Center
  • Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
  • Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Palacký University Olomouc
  • Charles University
  • Specialized State Health Institute
  • German Cancer Research Center

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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of polymorphisms of genes involved in inflammation in the risk of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT). Methods: We have evaluated the role of polymorphisms in key genes related to inflammation, namely IL1B (rs1143627), COX2/PTGS2 (rs5275), and IL8 (rs4073) in a large case-control study comprising 811 UADT cancer cases and 1,083 controls. Results: An association was observed for squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx for a polymorphism in the promoter of the IL1B gene, with an OR of 2.39 (95% CI = 1.19-4.81) for the homozygotes for the minor allele A promoter polymorphism of IL8 was associated with decreased risk of laryngeal cancer, with an OR of 0.70 (95% CI = 0.50-0.98) for carriers of the minor allele. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first report on the role of these polymorphisms with respect to UADT carcinogenesis. Our results suggest that inflammation-related polymorphisms play a role, albeit minor, in the risk of developing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)449-455
Number of pages7
JournalCancer Causes and Control
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Cyclooxygenase-2
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Interleukin-1
  • Interleukin-8
  • Larynx cancer
  • Oral cancer
  • Pharynx cancer
  • Upper aerodigestive tract cancers

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