Research Article

Relationship of SNP rs2645429 in Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase 1 Gene Promoter with Susceptibility to Lung Cancer

Table 3

Association between FDFT1 gene polymorphism and clinicopathological characteristics of Non-small Cell lung cancer.

Clinical characteristicsGenotype (N = 19)Allele (N = 38)

Clinical stagingCCCTTTTC
Stage IIIA, IIIB3 (15.79)0 (0.0)1 (5.26)2 (5.26)6 (15.79)
Stage IV12 (63.16)3 (15.79)0 (0.0)3 (7.89)27 (71.05)
Fisher’s exact test
Metastasis
Positive8 (42.11)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)16 (42.1)
Negative7 (36.84)3 (15.79)1 (5.26)5 (13.16)17 (44.74)
Fisher’s exact test
Treatment
Response8 (42.11)2 (10.53)1 (5.26)4 (10.53)18 (47.37)
Nonresponse7 (36.84)1 (5.26)0 (0.0)1 (2.63)15 (39.47)
Fisher’s exact test
NSCLC types
Adenocarcinoma11 (57.89)3 (15.79)1 (5.26)5 (13.16)25 (65.79)
Squamous cell carcinoma4 (21.05)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)8 (21.05)
Fisher’s exact test

There is a significant correlation between metastatic status and C allele distribution ().