Frequent genetic deletion of detoxifying enzyme GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in Guangxi Province, China / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
; (12): 598-600, 2004.
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in Zh
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the genetic susceptibility to chemical carcinogens of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients in a high-risk area in Guangxi.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>PCR technique was used to examine the frequency of glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 gene deletion in a matched case-control study of 91 patients with NPC and 135 control subjects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The deletion frequency of control subjects was 47.4% (65/135) for GSTM1 and 40.7% (55/135) for GSTT1, whereas that of NPC patients was 61.5% (56/91) for GSTM1 and 59.3% (54/91) for GSTT1 with statistically significant difference between the patients and the controls (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01). Furthermore, the frequency of codeletion of both genes was also higher in NPC patients than the control with statistically significant difference (chi2 = 12.533, P = 0.002).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In high-risk area, nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients and local residents have high frequency of GSTM1 and/or GSTT1 gene deletion. It suggests that a genetic susceptibility to putative chemical carcinogens may be responsible for NPC clustering in the high-risk area studied.</p>
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Main subject:
Case-Control Studies
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China
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
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Gene Deletion
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Genetics
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Glutathione Transferase
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article