ISSN:
1573-7225
Keywords:
Cytochrome P450
;
genotype
;
glutathione transferases
;
lung neoplasm
;
smoking
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United States
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1)genetic polymorphisms are involved in the activation and detoxification ofchemical carcinogens found in tobacco smoke; thus they may influence hostsusceptibility to lung cancer. In this study at Massachusetts GeneralHospital (Boston, MA, USA) of 416 cases and 446 controls (mostly White) weevaluated the association between the CYP1A1 MspI and GSTM1 polymorphisms andlung cancer risk, and their interaction with cigarette smoke. The CYP1A1 MspIheterozygous genotype was present in 18 percent of cases and 16 percent ofcontrols, and one percent of cases and controls were CYP1A1 MspI homozygousvariant. The GSTM1 null genotype was detected in 54 percent of cases and 52percent of controls. After adjusting for age, gender, pack-years of smoking,and years since quitting smoking, while neither the CYP1A1 MspI heterozygousgenotype alone nor the GSTM1 null genotype alone were associated with asignificant increas e in lung cancer risk, having both genetic traits wasassociated with a twofold increase in risk (95 percent confidence interval[CI] = 1.0-3.4). Our data did not provide enough evidence for a substantialmodification of the effect of pack-years on lung cancer risk by the CYP1A1MspI and GSTM1 genotypes. However, limitations of our study preclude aconclusion about this potential interaction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018481910663
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