Research Article

Multidrug Resistance 1 Gene Variants, Pesticide Exposure, and Increased Risk of DNA Damage

Table 2

Prevalence of MDR1 genotypes among pesticide-exposed fruit growers and controls.

MDR1  genotypesControlsPesticide exposure value
LowHigh

Number of subjects14182113
C3435T CC64 (45.4%)29 (35.4%)47 (41.6%)
(rs1045642)CT56 (39.7%)40 (48.8%)46 (40.7%)
TT21 (14.9%)13 (15.8%)20 (17.7%)
C1236TCC22 (15.6%)12 (14.6%)12 (10.6%)
(rs1128503)CT59 (41.8%)33 (40.3%)54 (47.8%)
TT60 (42.6%)37 (45.1%)47 (41.6%)
G2677T/AGG36 (25.5%)23 (28.1%)30 (26.5%)
(rs2032582)GT/GA54 (38.3%)36 (43.9%)48 (42.5%)
TA/TT/AA51 (36.2%)23 (28.0%)35 (31.0%)
Non-GG105 (74.5%)59 (71.9%)83 (73.5%)0.92
T-129CTT120 (85.1%)72 (87.8%)102 (90.3%) 0.72*
(rs3213619)TC15 (10.6%)8 (9.8%)9 (8.0%)
CC6 (4.3%)2 (2.4%)2 (1.8%)
TC/CC21 (14.9%)10 (12.2%)11 (9.7%)0.46

Frequencies of T-129C genotype among the groups of low and high pesticide exposure and controls were compared by Fisher exact test.