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Genetic polymorphisms in alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and alcoholic chronic pancreatitis
Yanjun Zhong1, Jie Cao2, Runmei Zou3
1ICU Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139 Renmin Middle Road, Furong, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China.
Purpose:
This study was aimed to determine the relationship of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 polymorphisms with the susceptibility to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP).
Methods:
Meta-analyses that evaluated the association of ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 variations with ACP were performed.
Results:
Eight case-control studies were selected for analysis. The overall data revealed a significant association of ADH2 polymorphism (OR=1.56, 95% CI=1.42-1.72, P=0.000 for dominant model; OR=1.63, 95% CI=1.55-1.71, P=0.000 for homozygote comparison model; OR=1.11, 95% CI=1.01-1.22, P=0.030 for allelic contrast model), ADH3 polymorphism (OR=0.95, 95% CI=0.86-1.06, P=0.389 for dominant; OR=0.64, 95% CI=0.44-0.93, P=0.020 for homozygote comparison; and OR=0.87, 95% CI=0.77-0.99, P=0.039 for allelic contrast model) and ALDH2 polymorphism (OR=0.57, 95% CI=0.40-0.81, P=0.002 for dominant; OR=0.50, 95% CI=0.23-1.08, P=0.079 for homozygote comparison; and OR=0.58, 95% CI=0.41-0.84, P=0.003 for allelic contrast model) with ACP risk. The subgroup analyses suggested that the variant ADH2*2/*2+*1/*2, ADH2*2/*2 genotype and ADH2*2 allele significantly increased ACP risk among Asian individuals; the variant ADH3*2/*2 genotype and ADH3*2 allele significantly decreased ACP risk among non-Asian individuals; and the variant ALDH2*2/*2+*1/*2 genotype and ALDH2*2 allele significantly decreased ACP risk among Asians.
Conclusions:
ADH2, ADH3 and ALDH2 polymorphisms may be susceptibility facts of ACP, and it may be ethnic and race-dependent.
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