Journal
MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS
Volume 638, Issue 1-2, Pages 162-174Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.10.002
Keywords
acetyltransferases; amines; colon cancer; meat; polymorphism; genetic
Funding
- NCI NIH HHS [P30-CA16086, R01 CA66635] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [K12 HD051958] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [T32 DK007634, T32 DK07634, P30-DK34987, T32 DK007634-09] Funding Source: Medline
- NIEHS NIH HHS [P30-ES10126] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective: Colorectal cancer incidence is greater among African Americans, compared to whites in the U.S., and may be due in part to differences in diet, genetic variation at metabolic loci, and/or the joint effect of diet and genetic susceptibility. We examined whether our previously reported associations between meat-derived heterocyclic amine (HCA) intake and colon cancer were modified by N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) or 2 (NAT2) genotypes and whether there were differences by race. Methods: In a population-based, case-control study of colon cancer, exposure to HCAs was assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire with a meat-cooking and doneness module, among African Americans (217 cases and 315 controls) and whites (290 cases and 534 controls). Results: There was no association with NAT1*10 versus NAT1-non*10 genotypes for colon cancer. Among whites, there was a positive association for NAT2-rapid/intermediate genotype [odds ratio (OR) = 1.4; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.0, 1.8], compared to the NAT2-slow that was not observed among African Americans. Colon cancer associations with HCA intake were modified by NAT1, but not NAT2, regardless of race. However, the at-risk NAT1 genotype differed by race. For example, among African Americans, the positive association with 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) was confined to those with NAT1*10 genotype (OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.0, 3.3; P for interaction = 0.02, comparing highest to lowest intake), but among whites, an association with 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) was confined to those with NAT1-non*10 genotype (OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.1, 3.1; P for interaction = 0.03). Conclusions: Our data indicate modification by NATI for HCA and colon cancer associations, regardless of race. Although the at-risk NATI genotype differs by race, the magnitude of the individual HCA-related associations in both race groups are similar. Therefore, our data do not support the hypothesis that NATI by HCA interactions contribute to differences in colorectal cancer incidence between African Americans and whites. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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