Review Article

Alterations of the TP53 Gene in Gastric and Esophageal Carcinogenesis

Table 1

Frequency distribution of TP53 codon 72 polymorphism genotype and association with risk of the gastric and esophageal cancers in the worldwide.

Tumor site Country (Ethnicity)Case/Control (n)Genotype frequency case/Control (%) Reference
Arg/ArgArg/ProPro/Pro

EsophagusChina (Asians)758/142026.2/29.944.9/51.528.9/18.6[111]
China (Asians)435/55085.7/49.64.4/35.89.9/14.6[112]
China (Asians)673/69424.2/28.145.5/52.730.3/19.2[113]
China (Asians)62/5043.0/20.034.0/52.023.0/28.0[115]
China (Asians)120/23224.0/29.050.0/52.027.0/18.0[116]
China (Asians)218/41520.1/30.143.6/45.836.3/24.2[117]
Japan (Asians)102/24136.3/37.750.0/44.413.7/18.0[118]
South Africa (Africans)73/11536.0/32.056.0/54.07.0/14.0[119]
South Korea (Asians)340/170039.4/43.245.6/45.615.0/11.2[120]
Taiwan (Asians)90/25422.2/37.051.1/45.726.7/17.3[121]
United States (Caucasians)312/45453.0/57.039.0/35.08.0/8.0[89]

StomachChina (Asians)324/31729.6/29.655.6/50.514.8/19.9[122]
China (Asians)140/12515.7/25.660.0/54.424.3/20.0[123]
China (Asians)500/100024.6/31.649.0/48.626.4/19.8[124]
Japan (Asians)144/23935.4/37.748.6/44.416.0/18.0[118]
Japan (Asians)117/11641.9/43.144.4/44.813.7/12.1[125]
Korea (Asians)2213/170042.4/43.244.1/45.613.4/11.2[95]
Korea (Asians)292/21634.6/41.243.1/47.722.3/11.1[126]
Korea (Asians)84/4335.7/39.550.0/41.914.3/18.6[127]
Taiwan (Asians)123/12628.5/34.158.5/42.113.0/23.8[128]
Italy (Caucasians)114/29562.3/57.329.8/34.67.9/8.1[129]
United States (Caucasians)155/13433.1/36.346.8/45.520.1/18.2[130]
United Kingdom (Caucasians)120/27747.6/45.145.1/46.67.3/8.3[131]