| Literature DB >> 25511740 |
Christopher Fung1, Pei Zhou1, Sonali Joyce1, Kerry Trent2, Jian-Min Yuan2, Jennifer R Grandis3, Joel L Weissfeld2, Marjorie Romkes4, Daniel E Weeks5, Ann Marie Egloff6.
Abstract
EGFR polymorphisms have not been thoroughly evaluated for association with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) risk. We genotyped 578 HNSCC patients and 588 cancer-free controls for 60 EGFR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and tested associations with HNSCC risk. EGFR intronic SNPs rs12535536, rs2075110, rs1253871, rs845561 and rs6970262 and synonymous SNP rs2072454 were associated with HNSCC risk among all subjects (p < 0.05). SNPs rs12538371, rs845561, and rs6970262 were significantly associated with HNSCC risk (p < 0.05) among never tobacco users. We identified EGFR variants that likely modify risk for HNSCC including three variants that contribute to tobacco-independent risk.Entities:
Keywords: Case–control study; Genetic polymorphism; Head and neck cancer risk; Nonsmoker; Tobacco-independent
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25511740 PMCID: PMC4295492 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679