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Published on: August 4, 2019
Linkage of TP53 codon 72 pro/pro genotype as predictive factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma development
Hugo Sousa1, Alexandra M Santos, Raquel Catarino
1Molecular Oncology Unit, Portuguese Institute of Oncology - Oporto, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
Genetic predisposition has been suggested as a cofactor for cancer aetiology and a polymorphism in TP53 codon 72 has been associated as a susceptibility factor for several cancers. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare neoplasia in western civilizations and genetic predisposition might play an important role in its development. We evaluated the linkage of the polymorphic variants (Arg/Pro) on TP53 codon 72 with nasopharyngeal cancer development in a case-control study with 392 individuals from a northern Portuguese population, including 107 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 285 healthy controls. This study revealed a three-fold risk for carriers of Pro/Pro genotype either against carriers of Arg/Arg (OR=2.62; 95% CI=1.10-6.30; P=0.016) or total Arg carriers (OR=2.67; 95% CI=1.21-5.90; P=0.012). Moreover, step-wise logistic regression analysis identified Pro/Pro genotype (OR=3.1; 95% CI=1.3-7.3; P=0.009), age >49 at diagnosis (OR=2.5; 95% CI=1.6-4.0; P<0.001) and male gender (OR=2.7; 95% CI=1.6-4.4; P<0.001) as predictive factors for the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. These results confirm the data from Asiatic populations suggesting that Pro/Pro genotype represents a stable risk factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma development in Portugal and that TP53 codon 72 polymorphism can contribute as a genetic susceptibility marker, providing additional information to improve the knowledge about nasopharyngeal carcinoma aetiology.
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