Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Vol 7, Issue 1 13-18, Copyright © 1998 by American Association for Cancer Research

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Cytochrome P450 2E1 DraI polymorphisms in lung cancer in minority populations

X Wu, CI Amos, BL Kemp, H Shi, H Jiang, Y Wan and MR Spitz
Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.

Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) is involved in the metabolic activation of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines. This study was performed to examine whether CYP2E1 DraI polymorphisms in intron 6 are related to susceptibility to lung cancer and are associated with carcinogenetic exposure. We therefore genotyped CYP2E1 by PCR amplification of peripheral WBC DNA from 126 patients with previously untreated lung cancer (85 African Americans and 41 Mexican Americans) and 193 controls (104 African Americans and 89 Mexican Americans). Mutagen sensitivity was measured with an in vitro assay quantitating bleomycin-induced chromatid breaks in peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures. The CYP2E1 DraI DD genotype was found in 86.5% of all cases and in 74.6% of all controls (P = 0.03), in 78.1% of 41 Mexican-American cases and in 69.6% of their controls (P = 0.70), and in 90.6% of African American cases and in 78.8% of their controls (P = 0.05). The DD genotype was found to be associated with a significantly higher risk of lung cancer overall with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.4 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.1-5.3]. This risk was significantly elevated for men and for those who had ever smoked [ORs of 3.4 (95% CI, 1.3-8.7) and 2.6 (95% CI, 1.1-6.0), respectively], but not for women and nonsmokers [ORs of 0.7 (95% CI, 0.1-3.8) and 0.9 (95% CI, 0.1-10.6), respectively]. Stratified analysis showed an interaction that seemed greater than multiplicative between cigarette smoking and the CYP2E1 DraI DD genotype. The ORs for the CYP2E1 DraI DD genotype, cigarette smoking, and both risk factors combined were 1.5, 8.5, and 22.7, respectively. The CYP2E1 DraI polymorphism and the CYP2E1 PstI polymorphism in the upstream flanking regions were significantly associated in Mexican Americans but not in African Americans. We therefore conclude that the CYP2E1 DraI polymorphism seems to be associated with lung carcinogenesis. However, a larger study is warranted to evaluate the interactions among CYP2E1 DraI DD genotype, mutagen sensitivity, and cigarette smoking.

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