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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Identifying the risk factors responsible for lung cancer especially for nonsmokers is critical for both its prevention and treatment. Studies have linked the polymorphisms in N-acetyltransferases (NAT2), a key enzyme for metabolism of hydrocarbons, with lung cancer in Asian female nonsmokers. Since a high percentage of lung adenocarcinoma in Asian female nonsmokers contains activating hotspot mutations in epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR), we hypothesized that NAT2 polymorphisms might represent a risk factor in lung cancer with EGFR mutations. We studied NAT polymorphisms in 117 nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and in 119 healthy controls and EGFR hotspot mutations in exons 18-21 in 100 of the 117 patients using polymerase chain reactions. NAT2 fast acetylator genotypes were significantly associated with patients with lung cancer (P = 0.04, odds ratio (OR): 1.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02-3.57). Further analyses revealed that NAT2 fast acetylator genotypes were significantly associated with NSCLC with wildtype EGFR (P = 0.008, OR: 3.16, 95% CI: 1.31-7.63), but not with those with EGFR mutations (P = 0.40). Therefore, NAT2 fast acetylator genotypes are a potential risk factor especially for lung cancer with wildtype EGFR.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0169-5002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Acetylation, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18706736-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
NAT2 fast acetylator genotypes are associated with an increased risk for lung cancer with wildtype epidermal growth factor receptors in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't