Epistatic Interaction of CYP1A1 and COMT Polymorphisms in Cervical Cancer

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2016:2016:2769804. doi: 10.1155/2016/2769804. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Abstract

There is a clear association between the excessive and cumulative exposure to estrogens and the development of cancer in hormone-sensitive tissues, such as the cervix. We studied the association of CYP1A1 M1 (rs4646903) and COMT (rs4680) polymorphisms in 130 cervical cancer cases (c-cancer) and 179 controls. The CYP1A1 TT genotype was associated with a lower risk for c-cancer (OR = 0.39, p = 0.002). The allele C of CYP1A1 was a risk for c-cancer (OR = 2.29, p = 0.002). Women with COMT LL genotype had a higher risk of developing c-cancer (OR = 4.83, p < 0.001). For the interaction of the CYP1A1&COMT, we observed that TC&HL genotypes had a greater risk for c-cancer (OR = 6.07, p = 0.006) and TT&HL genotypes had a protection effect (OR = 0.24, p < 0.001). The CYP1A1 TT and COMT LL genotypes had higher estradiol levels in c-cancer (p < 0.001 and p = 0.037, resp.). C-cancer is associated with less production of 2-methoxy-estradiol resultant of functional polymorphisms of CYP1A1 and COMT, separately. CYP1A1 and COMT work in a metabolic sequence and their interaction could lead to an alternative pathway of estrogen metabolism with production of 16-OH-estrone that is more proliferative.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase / genetics*
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / genetics*
  • Epistasis, Genetic*
  • Estradiol / metabolism
  • Female
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Estradiol
  • CYP1A1 protein, human
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
  • COMT protein, human
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase