A population-based association study of SNPs of GSTP1 MnSOD GPX2 and Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Seamus J. Murphy*, Anne E. Hughes, Chris C. Patterson, Lesley A. Anderson, R. G.Peter Watson, Brian T. Johnston, H. Harry Comber, Jim McGuigan, John V. Reynolds, Liam J. Murray

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Abstract

Oxidative stress appears to be important in the pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of antioxidant enzyme genes may play a part in determining individual susceptibility to these diseases. The Factors Influencing the Barrett's Adenocarcinoma Relationship (FINBAR) study is a population-based, case-control study of BE and EAC in Ireland. DNA from EAC (n = 207), BE (≥3 cm BE at endoscopy with specialized intestinal metaplasia on biopsy, (n = 189) and normal population controls (n = 223) were analyzed. Several SNPs spanning the genes for glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2) were genotyped using multiplex polymerase chain reaction and SNaPshot™. The X2 test was used to compare genotype and allele frequencies between case and control subjects. Linkage disequilibrium between SNPs was quantified using Lewontin's D′ value and haplotype frequency estimates obtained using Haploview. Eleven SNPs were genotyped (six for GSTP1 three for MnSOD and two for GPX2); all were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. None was significantly associated with EAC or BE even before Bonferroni correction. Odds ratios for EAC for individual SNPs ranged from 0.68 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.43-1.08] to 1.25 (95% CI 0.73-2.16), and for BE from 0.84 (95% CI 0.52-1.30) to 1.30 (95% CI 0.85-1.97). SNPs in all three genes were in strong linkage disequilibrium (D′ > 0.887) but haplotype analysis did not show any significant association with EAC or BE. SNPs involving the GSTP1, MnSOD and GPX2 genes were not associated with BE or EAC. Further studies aimed at identifying susceptibility genes should focus on different antioxidant genes or different pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1323-1328
Number of pages6
JournalCarcinogenesis
Volume28
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2007

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