PMID- 37062839 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230419 IS - 1475-2867 (Print) IS - 1475-2867 (Electronic) IS - 1475-2867 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Apr 16 TI - Antioxidants-related nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 gene variants associated with HBV-related liver disease. PG - 72 LID - 10.1186/s12935-023-02918-6 [doi] LID - 72 AB - BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence demonstrated that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) expression plays a crucial role in the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, research on the effect of NRF2 genetic polymorphism on the development of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), HBV-related liver cirrhosis (LC) and HCC is still missing. METHODS: A total of 673 individuals were included in the study and classified into four groups: 110 CHB cases, 86 LC cases, 260 HCC cases, and 217 healthy controls. ​The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing method were used to detect rs6721961 and rs6726395 polymorphisms. RESULTS: Patients carrying the T allele in rs6721961 were at a higher risk of HCC than individuals with the G allele compared to CHB patients (OR = 1.561, 95%CI: 1.003-2.430, P = 0.048). The statistically significant differences were also found in the rs6721961 GT genotype (OR = 2.298, 95% CI: 1.282-4.119, P = 0.005) and dominant model (OR = 2.039, 95% CI: 1.184-0.510, P = 0.010). Subgroup analysis also detected a significant association between the rs6721961 T allele and the development of HCC in older subjects (>/= 50 years) (OR = 2.148, 95% CI: 1.208-3.818, P = 0.009). Statistical analysis results indicated that subjects carrying haplotype G-A had a lower risk of HCC (OR = 0.700, 95% CI: 0.508-0.965, P = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS: For the first time, our findings provide evidence that the NRF2 gene rs6721961 variation is a potential genetic marker of susceptibility to HCC. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Liu, Yanqiong AU - Liu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. FAU - Wu, Qiulian AU - Wu Q AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China. FAU - Zhang, Fuyong AU - Zhang F AD - Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. FAU - Qin, Xue AU - Qin X AD - Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. qinxue919@126.com. LA - eng GR - Z20210158/Self-financing Scientific Research Subject of Guangxi Health Department/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230416 PL - England TA - Cancer Cell Int JT - Cancer cell international JID - 101139795 PMC - PMC10105925 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hepatocellular carcinoma OT - Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 OT - Polymorphism COIS- The authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/04/17 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/17 06:01 PMCR- 2023/04/16 CRDT- 2023/04/16 23:43 PHST- 2023/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/16 23:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12935-023-02918-6 [pii] AID - 2918 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12935-023-02918-6 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancer Cell Int. 2023 Apr 16;23(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s12935-023-02918-6.