Association Between Two Polymorphisms in the Promoter Region of miR-143/miR-145 and the Susceptibility of Lung Cancer in Northeast Chinese Nonsmoking Females.

Lung cancer is known to cause high mortality and morbidity. The study aimed to explore the association between rs3733845 and rs3733846 polymorphisms in the promoter region of miR-143/145 and the risk of lung cancer among 575 nonsmoking cases and 575 cancer-free controls in a Chinese female population. We genotyped two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of miR-143/145 in 575 cases and 575 controls using TaqMan allelic discrimination method. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the association between polymorphisms in the promoter of miR-143/miR-145 and risk of lung cancer females. Crossover analysis was used to explore the interaction between the two SNPs and environmental risk factors (cooking oil fume exposure and passive smoking exposure). The results showed that both rs3733845 and rs3733846 polymorphisms were associated with an increased lung adenocarcinoma risk in dominant model (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.329, 95% confidence intervals [CIs] = 1.026-1.723,  = 0.031 and adjusted OR = 1.450, 95% CI = 1.112-1.890,  = 0.006, respectively). The results of crossover analysis revealed that rs3733845 and rs3733846 risk genotypes along with cooking oil exposure increased lung cancer risk by 1.862-fold and 2.260-fold, respectively (adjusted OR = 1.862, 95% CI = 1.105-3.138,  = 0.020 for rs3733845; adjusted OR = 2.260, 95% CI = 1.354-3.769,  = 0.002 for rs3733846). There was positive multiplicative interaction between the two SNPs and cooking oil fume exposure (adjusted OR = 1.362, 95% CI = 1.078-1.719,  = 0.009 for oil × rs3733845; adjusted OR = 1.399, 95% CI = 1.122-1.745,  = 0.003 for oil × rs3733846). In nonsmoking females, rs3733845 and rs3733846 polymorphisms might be associated with lung adenocarcinoma risk. Moreover, the interactions between the two SNPs and cooking oil fume exposure were statistically significant on a multiplicative scale rather than an addictive scale.