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Polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase 2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and colorectal cancer risk in Chinese males
| Content Provider | Open Access Library (OALib) |
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| Author | Chang-Ming Gao Toshiro Takezaki Jian-Zhong Wu Xiao-Mei Zhang Hai-Xia Cao Jian-Hua Ding Yan-Ting Liu Su-Ping Li Jia Cao Keitaro Matsuo Nobuyuki Hamajima Kazuo Tajima |
| Abstract | AIM: To evaluate the relationship between drinking and polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (ADH2) and/or aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) for risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Chinese males.METHODS: A case-control study was conducted in 190 cases and 223 population-based controls. ADH2 Arg47His (G-A) and ALDH2 Glu487Lys (G-A) genotypes were identified by PCR and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC). Information on smoking and drinking was collected and odds ratio (OR) was estimated.RESULTS: The ADH2 A/A and ALDH2 G/G genotypes showed moderately increased CRC risk. The age- and smoking-adjusted OR for ADH2 A/A relative to G/A and G/G was 1.60 (95% CI=1.08-2.36), and the adjusted OR for ALDH2 G/G relative to G/A and A/A was 1.79 (95% CI=1.19-2.69). Significant interactions between ADH2, ALDH2 and drinking were observed. As compared to the subjects with ADH2 G and ALDH2 A alleles, those with ADH2 A/A and ALDH2 G/G genotypes had a significantly increased OR (3.05, 95% CI= 1.67-5.57). The OR for CRC among drinkers with the ADH2 A/A genotype was increased to 3.44 (95% CI= 1.84-6.42) compared with non-drinkers with the ADH2 G allele. The OR for CRC among drinkers with the ALDH2 G/G genotype was also increased to 2.70 (95% CI= 1.57-4.66) compared with non-drinkers with the ALDH2 A allele.CONCLUSION: Polymorphisms of the ADH2 and ALDH2 genes are significantly associated with CRC risk. There are also significant gene-gene and gene-environment interactions between drinking and ADH2 and ALDH2 polymorphisms regarding CRC risk in Chinese males. |
| ISSN | 10079327 |
| Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Publisher | Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2008-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Alcohol dehydrogenase 2 Colorectal cancer Alcohol drinking Gene polymorphisms Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Gastroenterology |