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Effect of OR51E1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on glioma susceptibility in the Chinese Han population
Jie Wei1, Huan Zhang1, Xiaoya Ma1
1College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi, China.
Background:
Glioma is one of the common primary intracranial tumors, which is heterogeneous among individuals with a low cure rate. Our study aimed to investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the OR51E1 gene and glioma susceptibility in the Chinese Han population.
Methods:
A total of six SNPs on OR51E1 in 1,026 subjects (526 cases and 500 controls) were genotyped by MassARRAY iPLEX GOLD assay. The association between these SNPs and glioma susceptibility was analyzed using logistic regression, and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were also calculated. The multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method was applied to detect "SNP-SNP" interactions.
Results:
In the overall sample, polymorphisms rs10768148, rs7102992, and rs10500608 were identified to be associated with glioma risk. In the stratified analysis based on gender, only polymorphism rs10768148 was observed to be associated with the risk of glioma. In the age-stratified analysis, rs7102992, rs74052483, and rs10500609 contributed to the risk of glioma in subjects aged > 40 years. And polymorphisms rs10768148 and rs7102992 were associated with the risk of glioma in subjects aged ≤ 40 years and subjects with astrocytoma. In addition, a strong synergistic relationship between rs74052483 and rs10768148, and a strong redundant relationship between rs7102992 and rs10768148 were identified in the study.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrated the association of OR51E1 polymorphisms with glioma susceptibility, providing a basis for assessing glioma risk-associated variants in the Chinese Han population.
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