Association analysis between genetic variants of MDM2 gene and osteosarcoma susceptibility in Chinese

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common pediatric bone malignancy worldwide. The MDM2 gene is an important candidate gene for influencing the susceptibility to OS. The objective of this study aimed to detect the potential association between MDM2 genetic variants and OS susceptibility in Chinese Han population. We recruited 415 OS patients and 431 cancer-free controls in this case-control study. The c.44C>T and c.1002T>C genetic variants in MDM2 gene were investigated using created restriction site-polymerase chain reaction (CRS-PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), respectively. We found that the genotypes/alleles of c.44C>T and c.1002T>C were statistically associated with the increased risk of OS (for c.44C>T, TT versus (vs.) CC: OR = 2.43, 95% CI 1.49-3.95, p < 0.001; T vs. C: OR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.11-1.67, p = 0.003; for c.1002T>C, CC vs. TT: OR = 2.38, 95% CI 1.37-4.13, p = 0.002; C vs. T: OR = 1.27, 95% CI 1.02-1.56, p = 0.030). The T allele and TT genotype of c.44C>T and C allele and CC genotype of c.1002T>C could be increased risk factors for the susceptibility to OS. Results from this study suggest that MDM2 genetic variants are potentially related to OS susceptibility in Chinese Han population, and might be used as molecular markers for assessing OS susceptibility.