[Study on the relationship between the polymorphism of p53 gene intron 7 and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and p53 mutation in NSCLC tissues].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between p53 gene intron 7 polymorphism and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: One hundred and five patients with NSCLC and 100 controls were selected with case-control analysis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Apa I restriction enzyme digestion and agarose gel electrophoretic separation were used to identify genotypes of p53 intron 7 in peripheral blood. Then, NSCLC biopsy tissues (n=64) and NSCLC paraffin-embedded tissues (n=40) were selected for mutation analysis. PCR products of p53 exons 5-8 were sequenced on an automated sequencer following the identification of intron 7 genotypes as previously described. RESULTS: In NSCLC patients, the homozygote positive for ApaI site in p53 intron 7 was 23.8%, the homozygote negative was 12.34%, and the heterozygote was 63.8%. Whereas in control group, the homozygote positive, the homozygote negative and the heterozygote were 44.0%, 11.0% and 45.0%, respectively (P<0.01). In the second part, mutation rate of p53 exons 5-8 was 20.0%, 50.0% and 52.9% in samples with ApaI positive, negative and heterozygotes, respectively (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: p53 intron 7 ApaI polymorphism may be associated with human NSCLC.