Research Article

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Selected Apoptotic Genes and BPDE-Induced Apoptotic Capacity in Apparently Normal Primary Lymphocytes: A Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Analysis

Table 2

Comparisons of mean BPDE-induced apoptosis capacity in apparently normal primary lymphocytes by the genotypes of selected apoptotic genes.

VariableNo. (%)AC (mean ± SD)P P

Intrinsic pathway

p53 R72P
RR91 (53.5) Ref.
RP65 (38.2) .143
PP14 (8.2) .067.016
p53 intron 3
16-bpdel/del134 (78.8) Ref.
16-bpdel/ins34 (20.0) .993
16-bpins/ins2 (1.2) .027.274
p53 intron 6
GG135 (79.4) Ref.
GA33 (19.4) 0.495
AA2 (1.2) .021.099
Bcl-2 −938C>A
CC53 (31.2) Ref.
CA76 (44.7) .087
AA41 (24.1) .046.037
BAX –248G>A
GG144 (84.7) Ref.
GA25 (14.7) .613
AA1 (0.6)84.85
CASP9 Q221R
QQ53 (31.2) Ref.
QR75 (44.1) .571
RR42 (24.7) .620.704

Extrinsic pathway

DR4 T209R
TT52 (30.6) Ref.
TR75 (44.1) .160
RR43 (25.3) .497.485
Fas –1377G>A
GG126 (74.1) Ref.
GA42 (24.7) .248
AA2 (1.2) .396.182
Fas –670A>G
AA43 (25.3) Ref.
GA86 (50.6) .472
GG41 (24.1) .058.085
FasL –844T>C
CC79 (46.5) Ref.
CT74 (43.5) .245
TT17 (10.0) .629.464
CASP8 D302H
DD127 (74.7) Ref.
DH38 (22.4) .802
HH5 (2.9) .162.389
CASP10 I522L
II54 (31.8) Ref.
IL74 (43.5) .430
LL42 (24.7) .046.046
Effective CASPs

CASP3 –1337C>G
CC107 (62.9) Ref.
CG51 (30.0) .970
GG12 (7.1) .388.516
CASP7 D255E
DD95 (55.9) Ref.
DE68 (40.0) .516
EE7 (4.1) .829.801

Two-sided Student t-test. Trend test obtained from general linear regress model with adjustment for age and sex.