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Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in New South Wales, Australia

  1. Author:
    Shen, M.
    Purdue, M. R.
    Kricker, A.
    Lan, Q.
    Grulich, A. E.
    Vajdic, C. M.
    Turner, J.
    Whitby, D.
    Chanock, S.
    Rothman, N.
    Armstrong, B. K.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, Occupat & Environm Epidemiol Branch, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. Univ Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Natl Ctr HIV Epidemiol & Clin Res, Sydney, NSW, Australia. St Vincents Hosp, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. NCI, Frederick, MD 21701 USA. NCI, Core Genotyping Facil, Gaithersburg, MD USA.;Shen, M, NCI, Occupat & Environm Epidemiol Branch, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, 6120 Execut Blvd,EPS 8012,MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.;shenmi@mail.nih.gov
    1. Year: 2007
    2. Date: Sep
  2. Journal: Haematologica-the Hematology Journal
    1. 92
    2. 9
    3. Pages: 1180-1185
  4. Type of Article: Article
  5. ISSN: 0390-6078
  1. Abstract:

    Background and Objectives A number of occupational and environmental exposures that can directly or indirectly cause DNA damage have been proposed as risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The human DNA damage repair system can recognize and repair such damage and maintain genomic stability. We investigated whether putatively functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNIP) in DNA repair genes influence susceptibility to NHL in a population-based case-control study conducted in Australia. Design A total of 561 cases and 506 controls were included in the analysis. Twenty-two SNIP in 14 DNA repair genes were genotyped by a TaqMan-based assay. Unconditional logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for age, sex, residence, and ethnicity. Results Two SNIP in MGMT (lle143Val and Lys178Arg) were in complete linkage disequilibrium and associated with increased risk of NHL (lle143Val, Ile/Val vs. lle/lle, OR: 1.26; 95% CI: 0.93-1.70; Val/Val vs. lle/lle, OR: 2.55; 95% CI: 0.98-6.63; p trend: 0.024). These SNP were associated with increased risk of several NHL subtypes. In addition, the XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism was associated with decreased NHL risk (Arg/Trp vs. Arg/Arg, OR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.49-1.07; Trp/Trp vs. Arg/Arg, OR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.10-1.99; p trend: 0.059), mainly in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Interpretation and Conclusions The association of genetic variants in MGMT with increased risk of NHL suggests that alkyl adducts may contribute to lymphomagenesis, and points to environmental and enclogenous alkylating agents as possible risk factors for NHL. However, given that these results were based on a small number of variant carriers and the possibility that these results may have arisen due to chance, replication in other studies is needed.

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  2. DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11324
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  4. WOS: 000249402100005

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