Relation of XRCC1 Gene Polymorphism with Development of HCC among Patients with HCV Related Cirrhosis

Kamel, Lamiaa. M.; Hussein, Ola. A.; Ahmed, Rana. M.; Jouda, Amal. A.; El Gerby, Manal. M.

doi:10.21608/zumj.2024.285965.3362

	Relation of XRCC1 Gene Polymorphism with Development of HCC among Patients with HCV Related Cirrhosis
Zagazig University Medical Journal
Volume 30, Issue 5, August 2024, Page 1633-1640 PDF (885.93 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2024.285965.3362
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Authors
Lamiaa. M. Kamel¹; Ola. A. Hussein¹; Rana. M. Ahmed ¹; Amal. A. Jouda²; Manal. M. El Gerby¹
¹Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
²Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Among Egyptian females, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks sixth, while among males it ranks second. The X-ray repair cross-complementing group1 (XRCC1) could play a crucial role in reparation of oxidative DNA damage. An association was revealed between the risk of HCC and the genotypes and allele distribution of XRCC1 variants. Objectives: This research aimed at the evaluation of the relationship between XRCC1 gene polymorphism and the development of HCC among Egyptian patients who had HCV related cirrhosis. Patients and methods: This study recruited 93 individuals, including 31 apparently healthy subjects taken as controls (Group I), 31 cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (Group II), and 31 HCC patients with HCV related cirrhosis (Group III). Xrcc1 gene polymorphism c.1517 G>C was determined using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: CC genotype was significantly increased (p=0.04) among HCC patients with HCV related cirrhosis (48.4%) compared to controls (12.9%). Also, C allele was significantly higher (p=0.01) among HCC patients (59.7%) compared to both cirrhotic patients (41.9%) and controls (33.9%). HCC patients had CC genotype 5.83 times more when compared to controls (OR=5.83, 95% CI= 1.46-23.3). HCC patients had C allele 2.89 times more when compared to controls (OR= 2.89, 95% CI= 1.39-6). Conclusion: The polymorphism of XRCC1 c.1517G>C was found to be associated with increased risk of HCC among patients with HCV related cirrhosis, besides; C allele had higher risk of HCC.
Keywords
Hepatocellular carcinoma; xrcc1 polymorphism; cirrhosis


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