Polymorphisms in DNA repair pathway genes, body mass index, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Yingtai Chen, Tongzhang Zheng, Qing Lan, Christopher Kim, Qin Qin, Francine Foss, Xuezhong Chen, Theodore Holford, Brian Leaderer, Peter Boyle, Chengfeng Wang, Min Dai, Zhenjiang Liu, Shuangge Ma, Stephen J. Chanock, Nathaniel Rothman, Yawei Zhang

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Abstract

We conducted a population-based case-control study in Connecticut women to test the hypothesis that genetic variations in DNA repair pathway genes may modify the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Compared to those with BMI <25, women with BMI ≥25 had significantly increased risk of NHL among women who carried BRCA1 (rs799917) CT/TT, ERCC2 (rs13181) AA, XRCC1 (rs1799782) CC, and WRN (rs1801195) GG genotypes, but no increase in NHL risk among women who carried BRCA1 CC, ERCC2 AC/CC, XRCC1 CT/TT, and WRN GT/TT genotypes. A significant interaction with BMI was only observed for WRN (rs1801195; P = 0.004) for T-cell lymphoma and ERCC2 (rs13181; P = 0.002) for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The results suggest that common genetic variation in DNA repair pathway genes may modify the association between BMI and NHL risk.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)606-611
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican journal of hematology
Volume88
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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