PMID- 33472210 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210520 LR - 20220531 IS - 1423-0275 (Electronic) IS - 0301-1569 (Linking) VI - 83 IP - 2 DP - 2021 TI - The Role of Keratin-8 and Keratin-18 Polymorphisms and Protein Levels in the Occurrence and Progression of Vocal Leukoplakia. PG - 65-74 LID - 10.1159/000511447 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the association between the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and tissue protein level of keratin-8/18 and the occurrence and progression of vocal leukoplakia. METHODS: The case-control study enrolled 158 patients with vocal leukoplakia, 326 patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), and 268 healthy controls, which were tested for genotype analysis with keratin-8 and keratin-18 gene polymorphisms using pyrosequencing. The tissue protein expression levels of keratin-8 and keratin-18 were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: The keratin-8 SNP RS1907671 showed an obvious increased risk for vocal leukoplakia (OR 1.56, p = 0.002), while the other SNPs (RS2035875, RS2035878, RS4300473) were tested as protective factors for vocal leukoplakia and LSCC (OR <1, p < 0.05). In keratin-18 SNP test, both RS2070876 and RS2638526 polymorphisms demonstrated decreased risks for vocal leukoplakia and LSCC (OR <1, p < 0.05). The protein levels of keratin-8 and keratin-18 in vocal leukoplakia group were significantly higher than those of the LSCC group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Keratin-8 and keratin-18 polymorphisms and protein levels are associated with the occurrence and progression of vocal leukoplakia. CI - (c) 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - Yang, Yue AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Jian AU - Zhou J AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - He, Peijie AU - He P AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wu, Haitao AU - Wu H AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, eentwuhaitao@163.com. AD - Shanghai Key Clinical Disciplines of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, eentwuhaitao@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210120 PL - Switzerland TA - ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec JT - ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties JID - 0334721 RN - 0 (Keratin-18) RN - 0 (Keratin-8) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - Humans MH - Keratin-18/*genetics MH - Keratin-8/*genetics MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms MH - Leukoplakia/*genetics MH - Vocal Cords OTO - NOTNLM OT - Keratin-18 OT - Keratin-8 OT - Polymorphism OT - Protein level OT - Vocal leukoplakia EDAT- 2021/01/21 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/21 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/20 20:08 PHST- 2020/02/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/20 20:08 [entrez] AID - 000511447 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000511447 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2021;83(2):65-74. doi: 10.1159/000511447. Epub 2021 Jan 20.