Association between Genetic Polymorphism of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a and Risk of Oral Submucous Fibrosis,a Pre-cancerous Condition of Oral Cancer

Abstract

Many cytokines have been thought to play important roles in the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), an areca nut chewing-specific pre-cancerous condition characterized by the deposition of collagen in oral submucosa. Tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), situated in the class III region of human leukocyte antigen (HLA), is a mediator with multiple functions, including the regulation of inflammatory reaction and transcriptions of collagen and collagenase. In total, 809 male subjects were recruited for assessment of the association of OSF with a bi-allelic promoter-region (-308) polymorphism on the TNFA gene. The high production allele, TNF2, was significantly lower among OSF subjects (n = 166) than in areca-chewing controls (n = 284). This association was independent of oral cancer status. The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio for the TNFA 11 genotype was 2.6 (95% confidence interval = 1.4-4.9 ; p = 0.004). The finding may imply a multifunctional etiological factor of TNF-α in OSF pathogenesis.

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oral submucous fibrosis tumor necrosis factor-a

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