Two BRM promoter insertion polymorphisms increase the risk of early-stage upper aerodigestive tract cancers.

ABSTRACT: Brahma (BRM) has a key function in chromatin remodeling. Two germline BRM promoter insertion-deletion polymorphisms, BRM-741 and BRM-1321, have been previously associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in smokers and head and neck cancer. To further evaluate their role in cancer susceptibility particularly in early disease, we conducted a preplanned case-control study to investigate the association between the BRM promoter variants and stage I/II upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers (i.e., lung, esophageal, head and neck), a group of early-stage malignancies in which molecular and genetic etiologic factors are poorly understood. The effects of various clinical factors on this association were also studied. We analyzed 562 cases of early-stage UADT cancers and 993 matched healthy

SUBMITTER: Wong KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3987092 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature