Association of polymorphisms in X-ray repair cross complementing 1 gene and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Chinese population

XRCC1 Polymorphisms p.Arg194Trp, p.Arg280His, and p.Arg399Gln, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Infertility: A Case-Control and In Silico Study

XRCC1 is involved in repair of single-strand breaks generated by mutagenic exposure. Polymorphisms within XRCC1 affect its ability to efficiently repair DNA damage. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or PAHs are genotoxic compounds which form bulky DNA adducts that are linked with infertility. Few reports suggest combined role of XRCC1 polymorphisms and PAHs in infertility. Present study investigates association of three XRCC1 polymorphisms (p.Arg194Trp, p.Arg280His, p.Arg399Gln) with male and female infertility in a North-West Indian population using case-control approach. Additionally, in silico approach has been used to predict whether XRCC1 polymorphisms effect interaction of XRCC1 with different PAHs. For case-control study, XRCC1 polymorphisms were screened in peripheral blood samples of age- and gender-matched 201 infertile cases (♂-100, ♀-101) and 201 fertile controls (♂-100, ♀-101) using PCR-RFLP method. For in silico study, AutoDock v4.2.6 was used for molecular docking of B[a]P, BPDE-I, ( ±)-anti-BPDE, DB[a,l]P, 1-N, 2-N, 1-OHP, 2-OHF with XRCC1 and assess effect of XRCC1 polymorphisms on their interaction. In case-control study, statistical analysis showed association of XRCC1 p.Arg280His GA genotype (p = 0.027), A allele (p = 0.019) with reduced risk of male infertility. XRCC1 p.Arg399Gln AA genotype (p = 0.021), A allele (p = 0.014) were associated with reduced risk for female primary infertility. XRCC1 p.Arg194Trp T allele was associated with increased risk for female infertility (p = 0.035). In silico analysis showed XRCC1-PAH interaction with non-significant effect of XRCC1 polymorphisms on predicted binding. Therefore, present study concludes that XRCC1 polymorphism-modified risk for male and female infertility in North-West Indians without significant effect on predicted XRCC1-PAH interactions. This is the first report on XRCC1 in female infertility.

Overview of Risk Factors for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in China

(1) Background: China has the highest esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) incidence areas in the world, with some areas of incidence over 100 per 100,000. Despite extensive public health efforts, its etiology is still poorly understood. This study aims to review and summarize past research into potential etiologic factors for ESCC in China. (2) Methods: Relevant observational and intervention studies were systematically extracted from four databases using key terms, reviewed using Rayyan software, and summarized into Excel tables. (3) Results: Among the 207 studies included in this review, 129 studies were focused on genetic etiologic factors, followed by 22 studies focused on dietary-related factors, 19 studies focused on HPV-related factors, and 37 studies focused on other factors. (4) Conclusions: ESCC in China involves a variety of factors including genetic variations, gene-environment interactions, dietary factors like alcohol, tobacco use, pickled vegetables, and salted meat, dietary behavior such as hot food/drink consumption, infections like HPV, poor oral health, gastric atrophy, and socioeconomic factors. Public health measures should prioritize genetic screening for relevant polymorphisms, conduct comprehensive investigations into environmental, dietary, and HPV influences, enhance oral health education, and consider socioeconomic factors overall as integral strategies to reduce ESCC in high-risk areas of China.

Association of RAD51, XRCC1, XRCC2, and XRCC3 Polymorphisms with Risk of Breast Cancer

Background: DNA repair genes are among the low-penetrance genes implicated in breast cancer. However variants of DNA repair genes may alter their protein function thus leading to carcinogenesis. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in India. The aim of the present study was to identify association, if any, of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP's) in four genes involved in DNA repair pathways including, RAD51 rs1801320, XRCC1 rs25487, XRCC2 rs3218536, and XRCC3 rs861539 with the risk of breast cancer. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study 611 female subjects (311 breast cancer patients and 300 healthy controls) were screened for four SNPs using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses. Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis was performed to estimate the gene-gene interaction. Protein-protein interaction network analysis were studied using the STRING database. Results: The GC genotype (p = 0.018) and the combined GC+CC (p = 0.03) genotypes of RAD51 rs1801320 were significantly associated with reduced risk of breast cancer. The CT genotype (p = 0.0001), the combined CT+TT genotypes (p = 0.0002), and the T allele (p = 0.0019) of XRCC3 rs861539 polymorphism were associated with reduced risk of the breast cancer. No association of XRCC1 rs25487 and XRCC2 rs3218536 polymorphisms with breast cancer was observed. MDR analysis indicated a positive interaction between XRCC3 and XRCC2. String network analysis showed that the RAD51, XRCC1, XRCC2, and XRCC3 proteins are in strong interaction with each other and other breast cancer-related proteins such as BRCA2. Conclusion: RAD51 rs1801320 and XRCC3 rs861539 polymorphisms were associated with reduced risk of breast cancer. There is evidence of positive interactions among XRCC1, XRCC2, XRCC3, and RAD51.

Comprehensive analysis of the correlation between base-excision repair gene SNPs and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in a Chinese Han population

This study sought to assess the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting DNA base-excision repair (BER) genes and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) risk in a Han Chinese population. Genes screened for such SNPs included 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1), apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) and X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 protein (XRCC1). Blood samples that had been collected in a prospective manner were used for DNA extraction, with all DNA samples then being subjected to PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism genotyping for BER gene SNPs, including APE1 Asp148Glu and -141T/G, OGG1 Ser326Cys, and XRCC1 Arg399Gln. The relationship between these SNPs and ESCC risk was then assessed, with the comparability of the case and control groups being enhanced via propensity score matching (PSM). This study initially included 642 healthy controls and 321 ESCC patients, with PSM optimization leading to a final analyzed total of 311 matched subjects per group (311 total). Factors associated with elevated ESCC risk in this analysis included advanced age, being male and smoking. We further identified that the XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype was associated with a significant reduction in ESCC risk prior to propensity matching (odds ratio=0.48; 95% CI: 0.23-1.00; P<0.05), although this did not remain true following matching. For the remaining analyzed SNPs, no significant associations between genotype and ESCC risk were detected prior to or following propensity matching. A multivariate analysis incorporating patient age, sex, smoking status and drinking status failed to detect any relationship between the four tested genotypes and ESCC risk. In conclusion, being male, a smoker or of advanced age was associated with an elevated ESCC risk. However, we did not detect any significant relationship between ESCC risk and BER polymorphisms in XRCC1, OGG1, APE1 or the APE1 promoter region in a Han Chinese population.

Meta-analysis of XRCC1 polymorphism and risk of female reproductive system cancer

Numerous epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between polymorphism in the gene encoding x-ray repair cross complementing 1 (XRCC1) protein and the risk of female reproductive system cancer, but results are inconclusive. To gain a comprehensive picture of available evidence, we searched for relevant studies in the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure databases up to December 17, 2016. A total of 26 case-control studies were picked out. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to estimate the association. Based on data of all study participants, we did not find a positive association of rs25487 or rs1799782 polymorphism with risk of female reproductive cancer risk. Subgroup analysis, however, identified two alleles as being associated with an increased risk of female reproductive system cancer in Asians: the A allele of rs25487 (heterozygous genetic model, OR 1.16, 95%CI 1.00-1.36), and the T allele of rs1799782 (homozygous model, OR 2.30, 95%CI 1.39-3.82; dominant model, OR 1.28, 95%CI 1.10-1.50; recessive model, OR 2.11, 95%CI 1.33-3.34). Moreover, the AA genotype at rs25489 was determined to be a risk factor for cervical cancer etiology (homozygous model, OR 2.91, 95%CI, 1.17-7.26; recessive model, OR 3.16, 95%CI 1.91-5.24). This meta-analysis suggests that no association between rs25487 or rs1799782 gene polymorphism and risk of female reproductive cancer risk was found. These results should be validated in larger studies.

Role of IL-10 gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility for esophageal cancer and its association with environmental factors

We conducted a hospital-based case-control study to investigate the association of three common SNPs (-1082G/A rs1800896, -819T/C rs1800871, and -592A/C rs1800872) of IL-10 gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to esophageal cancer in a Chinese population. 246 patients with pathologically proven esophageal cancer and 492 healthy control subjects were collected in our study. Genotyping of IL-10-1082G/A rs1800896, -819T/C rs1800871, and -592A/C rs1800872 was performed using the Sequenom MassARRAY platform (Sequenom; San Diego, CA). Unconditional logistic regression analyses showed that subjects carrying the AA genotype and GA+AA genotype of IL-10-1082G/A rs1800896 were associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer, and the adjusted ORs (95% CI) were 2.19 (1.31-3.64) and 1.44 (1.05-1.99), respectively. However, we did not find significant association of IL-10-819T/C rs1800871 and -592A/C rs1800872 with the development of esophageal cancer. By stratification analysis, we found that IL-10-1082G/A rs1800896 polymorphism has no significant association with smoking, drinking and family history of cancer in the first relatives in esophageal cancer risk (P>0.05). In conclusion, IL-10-1082G/A rs1800896 genetic variation may be employed as candidate biomarkers for the prediction of susceptibility in esophageal cancer.

Effect of APE1 and XRCC1 gene polymorphism on susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma and sensitivity to cisplatin

OBJECTIVE

The relationship between APE1 and XRCC1 gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was discussed, and the effect of APE1 and XRCC1 gene polymorphism on the sensitivity of HCC to cisplatin was investigated.

METHOD

From January 2010 to August 2014, 118 HCC patients were admitted to our hospital. 120 patients treated for non-tumor diseases during this period were recruited as controls. PCR-RFLP analyses were performed to determine the association between APE1 Asp148Glu and XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism, risk of HCC, and sensitivity to cisplatin.

RESULTS

The risk of HCC in patients with Glu/Glu genotype of APE1 gene was increased by 4.510 times (95% CI: 1.235~16.472, P<0.05). Compared with Asp/Asp, the risk of cisplatin resistance in patients with Glu/Glu genotype was increased by 10.500 times (95% CI: 1.800~61.241). Compared Arg/Arg genotype, the risk of cisplatin resistance in patients with Arp/Trp genotype of XRCC1 gene was increased by 6.701 times (95% CI: 1.464~30.732, P<0.05).

CONCLUSION

APE1 Asp148Glu polymorphism is associated with the susceptibility to HCC. APE1 Asp148Glu and XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism plays a part in the cisplatin resistance of HCC cells.