Research Article

Association of Environmental Arsenic Exposure, Genetic Polymorphisms of Susceptible Genes, and Skin Cancers in Taiwan

Table 3

Univariate analysis of genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferase family, reactive oxidative stress genes, and DNA repair genes.

GeneCaseControl OR (95% CI)P value
Number(%)Number(%)

GSTM1
Nonnull25(35.71)86(41.15)1.00(Referent)0.42
Null45(64.29)123(58.85)1.26(0.72–2.21)

GSTT1
Nonnull27(38.57)109(52.15)1.00(Referent)0.05
Null43(61.43)100(47.85)1.74(1.00–3.02)

GSTP1 (Ile105Val, rs1695)
W/W44(62.86)143(68.10)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.42
W/M26(37.14) 59(28.10)1.47(0.83–2.61)1.26(0.72–2.22)
M/M0 8(3.81)

NQO1 (C609T, rs1800566)
C/C18(26.47)70(35.00)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.19
C/T36(52.94)104(52.00)1.35(0.71–2.56)1.50(0.81–2.76)
T/T14(20.59)26(13.00)2.09(0.91–4.81)

EPHX1 (Tyr113His, rs1051740)
T/T4(6.15)31(16.40)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.04
T/C27(41.54)56(29.63)3.74(1.20–11.66)2.99(1.01–8.83)
C/C34(52.31)102(53.97)2.58(0.85–7.85)

EPHX1 (His139Arg, rs2234922)
G/G04(1.94)1.00(Referent)0.49
A/G15(22.06)50(24.27)
A/A53(77.94)152(73.79)0.80(0.42–1.53)

HO-1 (5′-site GT repeats)
L/L17(26.15)47(23.62)1.00(Referent)0.87
S/L34(52.31)111(55.78)
S/S14(21.54)41(20.60)1.06(0.53–2.10)

XRCC1 (Arg280His, rs25489)
His/His04(1.93)1.00(Referent)0.16
Arg/His 9(13.04)39(18.84)
Arg/Arg60(86.96)164(79.23)1.75(0.80–3.80)

XRCC1 (Arg399Gln, rs25487)
Arg/Arg35(50.72)114(55.34)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.50
Arg/Gln26(37.68)71(34.47)1.19(0.66–2.15)1.20(0.70–2.08)
Gln/Gln8(11.59)21(10.19)1.24(0.51–3.05)

XPD (C156A, rs238406)
CC10(14.93)54(26.34)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.05
AC40(59.70)110(53.66)1.96(0.91–4.22)2.04(0.99–4.27)
AA17(25.37)41(20.00)2.24(0.93–5.40)

hOGG1 (Ser326Cys, rs1052133)
Cys/Cys22(32.35)82(39.42)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.30
Ser/Cys37(54.41)103(49.52)1.34(0.73–2.45)1.36(0.76–2.43)
Ser/Ser9(13.24)23(11.06)1.46(0.59–3.60)

ATM (INV48 +238C>G, rs609429)
CC21(36.21)77(37.75)1.00(Referent)1.00(Referent)0.84
CG26(44.83)89(43.63)1.07(0.56–2.05)1.07(0.58–1.95)
GG11(18.97)38(18.63)1.06(0.46–2.42)