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DNMT1 and DNMT3A haplotypes associated with noise-induced hearing loss in Chinese workers
Enmin Ding1, Jing Liu2, Haoran Guo3
1Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Abstract:
This study was conducted to explore the effects of DNMT1 and DNMT3A polymorphisms on susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in Chinese workers. A total of 2689 industrial workers from a single textile factory were recruited. Venous blood was collected, as were questionnaire and pure-tone audiometry (PTA) data by specialist physicians. Four selected SNPs (rs7578575, rs749131, rs1550117, and rs2228611) in DNMT1 and DNMT3A were genotyped in 527 NIHL patients and 527 controls. Then, main effects of the genotypes and their interactions were evaluated. Results revealed that the GG genotype at rs749131 and the AG/GG genotypes at rs1550117 and rs2228611 [odds ratio (OR) = 1.87, 2.57, and 1.98 respectively], as well as the haplotypes AGGG and TGGA (rs7578578-rs749131-rs1550117-rs2228611) (OR = 1.35 and 1.56, respectively) were associated with an increased risk of NIHL in the Chinese population. Multifactor dimensionality reduction analysis indicated that rs7578575, rs749131, and rs2228611 interact and are related to increased NIHL risk (OR = 1.63). The genetic polymorphisms rs749131 G, rs1550117 G, and rs2228611 G within the DNMT1 and DNMT3A genes are associated with an increased risk of NIHL in the Chinese population and have the potential to act as biomarkers for noise-exposed workers.
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