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DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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Sturgis, EM; Dahlstrom, KR; Spitz, MR; Wei, Q
Published in: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
September 2002

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of the ERCC1 C8092A polymorphism and the ERCC2/XPD G23591A polymorphism on the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). DESIGN: A hospital-based case-control study. SUBJECTS: A total of 330 newly diagnosed case subjects with SCCHN and 330 cancer-free control subjects matched on age (+/- 5 years), sex, smoking status, and alcohol use. All subjects were non-Hispanic whites. METHODS: After informed consent was obtained, blood was drawn for genotyping. The ERCC1 C8092A polymorphism was typed by single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis. The ERCC2/XPD G23591A polymorphism was typed by polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with the enzyme StyI. The chi(2) analysis was used to assess differences in genotype and allele frequencies. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the risk of SCCHN for individuals having these genotypes after adjustment for age, sex, tobacco smoking, and alcohol use. RESULTS: The DNA was available and genotyping was ultimately successful for 313 case subjects and 313 control subjects. The ERCC1 8092CC genotype and the ERCC2/XPD 23591A allele were associated with nonsignificantly increased risks of SCCHN: odds ratios, 1.15 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-1.59) and 1.28 (95% CI, 0.93-1.76), respectively, whereas having both risk genotypes was associated with an even higher risk of SCCHN: odds ratio, 1.78 (95% CI, 0.99-3.17). When considering both polymorphisms, we found a significant allele dose effect (P =.04). CONCLUSIONS: These 2 polymorphisms may contribute to the risk of SCCHN, but larger studies are needed to confirm their role in SCCHN. Combining common DNA repair gene polymorphisms into models of genetic risk of SCCHN may improve risk estimates.

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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

DOI

ISSN

0886-4470

Publication Date

September 2002

Volume

128

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1084 / 1088

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein
  • Transcription Factors
  • Proteins
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Genotype
 

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Sturgis, E. M., Dahlstrom, K. R., Spitz, M. R., & Wei, Q. (2002). DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 128(9), 1084–1088. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.128.9.1084
Sturgis, Erich M., Kristina R. Dahlstrom, Margaret R. Spitz, and Qingyi Wei. “DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128, no. 9 (September 2002): 1084–88. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.128.9.1084.
Sturgis EM, Dahlstrom KR, Spitz MR, Wei Q. DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Sep;128(9):1084–8.
Sturgis, Erich M., et al. “DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 128, no. 9, Sept. 2002, pp. 1084–88. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archotol.128.9.1084.
Sturgis EM, Dahlstrom KR, Spitz MR, Wei Q. DNA repair gene ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Sep;128(9):1084–1088.

Published In

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

DOI

ISSN

0886-4470

Publication Date

September 2002

Volume

128

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1084 / 1088

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein
  • Transcription Factors
  • Proteins
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Genotype