Research Article

The miR-146a SNP Rs2910164 and miR-155 SNP rs767649 Are Risk Factors for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Iranian Population

Table 3

Genotypic and allelic frequencies of miR-146a rs2910164 and miR-155 rs767649 polymorphisms in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and control subjects.

PolymorphismLung cancer, n = 165 subjects (%)Control, n = 147subjects (%)OR (95% CI) value

miR-146a Rs2910164
Allele
 G219 (66.36%)222 (75.55%)1 (reference)
 C111 (33.64%)72 (24.45%)1.56 (1.10–2.21)0.012
Co-dominant
 GG69 (41.8%)81 (55.1%)1 (reference)
 GC81 (49.1%)60 (40.8%)1.58 (0.99–2.51)0.051
 CC15 (9.1%)6 (4.1%)2.93 (1.07–7.9)0.034
Dominant
 GG69 (41.8%)81 (55.1%)1 (reference)
 GC + CC96 (58.2%)66 (44.9%)1.7 (1.09–2.67)0.019
Recessive
 GG + GC150 (90.9%)141 (95.9%)1 (reference)
 CC15 (9.1%)6 (4.1%)2.35 (0.88–6.22)0.085

miR-155 Rs767649
Allele
 T290 (87.87%)242 (82.3%)1 (reference)
 A40 (12.13%)52 (17.6%)0.64 (0.41–1.00)0.051
Co-dominant
 TT131 (79.3%)102 (69.3%)1 (reference)
 AT28 (16.9%)38 (25.8%)0.57 (0.33–0.99)0.048
 AA6 (3.6%)7 (4.7%)0.66 (0.21–2.04)0.47
Dominant
 TT131 (79.3%)102 (69.3%)1 (reference)
 AA + AT34 (20.6%)45 (30.6%)0.58 (0.35–0.98)0.043
Recessive
 AT + TT159 (96.3%)140 (95.2%)1 (reference)
 AA6 (3.6%)7 (4.7%)0.75 (0.24–2.29)0.62

OR = odds ratio.