目的:肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)基因启动子单核苷酸多态性与某些炎性疾病、肿瘤的发生有关。本研究就TNF-α-308G/A位点基因多态性与中国人群原发性肺癌易感性进行探讨。方法:应用高通量TaqMan-MGB探针技术对TNF-α-308G/A位点,即rs1800629位点进行基因分型,分析比较447例健康对照者和250例原发性肺癌患者的基因类型。采用SPSS 18.0软件对数据资料进行统计分析。结果:TNF-α-308G/A位点GG基因型在病例组和对照组中的频率分别为73.2%和90.8%。A/G基因型在病例组和对照组中频率分别为26.8%和8.7%。基因型A/G+AA频率分别为26.8%和9.2%,该位点多态性在病例组和对照组中的分布频率差异具有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。此外,A/G基因型在男性、吸烟、小细胞肺癌或非小细胞肺癌患者相对于GG型均为危险因素,但在女性中无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。结论:TNF-α-308G/A位点基因多态性与中国原发性肺癌发病易感性显著相关。
Objective:Previous studies suggested that the-308G/A allele in the tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) gene promoter (-308G/A) may be a potential risk factor for inflammatory diseases and tumor progression. However, only a few studies have focused on the-308 polymorphism of TNF-αgene with primary lung cancer in Chinese population. This study aims to evaluate the role of TNF-α-308G/A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the risk of primary lung cancer in Chinese population. Methods:A total of 250 patients and 447 healthy individuals (control group) were involved in this study. Genotyping was performed using TaqMan technology. Results:The frequencies of (GG), (A/G), and (A/G+AA) genotypes of-308G/A SNP in TNF-αgene were 183 (73.2%), 67 (26.8%), and 67 (26.8%) in the patients, and 406 (90.8%), 39 (8.7%), and 41 (9.2%) in the control group, respectively. The distribution of poly-morphism frequencies in the case group and the control group showed a statistically significant difference for the Chinese population (P〈0.05). Conclusion:Results indicated that TNF-αgene polymorphism at position-308G/A is associated with susceptibility to lung cancer in Chinese Han population.