Cytokine Polymorphisms in the Th1/Th2 Pathway and Susceptibility to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Overview

Journal Blood

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Hematology

Date 2006 Feb 2

PMID 16449530

Citations 81

Authors

Qing Lan

Tongzhang Zheng

Nathaniel Rothman

Yawei Zhang

Sophia S Wang

Min Shen

Sonja I Berndt

Shelia H Zahm

Theodore R Holford

Brian Leaderer

Meredith Yeager

Robert Welch

Peter Boyle

Bing Zhang

Kaiyong Zou

Yong Zhu

Stephen Chanock

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Abstract

Studies have demonstrated that common polymorphisms in Th1 and Th2 cytokine genes can alter gene expression, modulate the balance between Th1/Th2 responsiveness, and influence susceptibility for autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer. We analyzed one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 20 candidate Th1/Th2 genes in a population-based case-control study of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL; n = 518 cases, 597 controls) among women in Connecticut. SNPs in critical genes, IL4, IL5, IL6, and IL10, were associated with risk for NHL and in some instances with a specific histologic subtype. Analysis of 4 SNPs in the IL10 promoter (-3575T>A, -1082A>G, -819C>T, and -592C>A) revealed that both the AGCC haplotype (odds ratio [OR] = 1.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.21-1.96, P < .001) and the TATA haplotype (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.05-1.79, P = .02) were associated with increased risk for B-cell lymphomas. In contrast, the IL4-1098G allele was associated with increased risk of T-cell lymphomas (OR = 3.84; 95% CI = 1.79-8.22; P < .001). Further, the IL10 and IL4 SNP associations remained significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons. These results suggest that SNPs in Th2 cytokine genes may be associated with risk of NHL.

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