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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2019

Effect of the thymine-DNA glycosylase rs4135050 variant on Saudi smoker population.

Mikhlid Almutairi, Abdullah Mohammad Alhadeq, Rafa Almeer, Mohammed Almutairi, Mohammed Alzahrani, Abdelhabib Semlali

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mikhlid AlmutairiZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Mohammad AlhadeqZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rafa AlmeerZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlmutairiZoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlzahraniBiology Department, College of Science, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelhabib SemlaliGroupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5797-8304
King Saud University · SAImam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SA

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Abstract

backgroundThymine-DNA glycosylase (TDG) is an essential DNA-repair enzyme which works in both epigenetic regulation and genome maintenance. It is also responsible for efficient correction of multiple endogenous DNA lesions which occur commonly in mammalian genomes. Research of genetic variants such as SNPs, resulting in disease, is predicted to yield clinical advancements through the identification of sensitive genetic markers and the development of disease prevention and therapy. To that end, the main objective of the present study is to identify the possible interactions between cigarette smoking and the rs4135050 variant of the TDG gene, situated in the intron position, among Saudi individuals.

methodsTDG rs4135050 (A/T) was investigated by genotyping 239, and 235 blood specimens were obtained from nonsmokers and smokers of cigarette respectively.

resultsT allele frequency was found which showed a significant protective effect on Saudi male smokers (OR = 0.64, p = 0.0187) compared to nonsmoking subjects, but not in female smokers. Furthermore, smokers aged less than 29 years, the AT and AT+TT genotypes decreased more than four times the risk of initiation of smoking related-diseases compare to the ancestral AA homozygous genotype. Paradoxically, the AT (OR = 3.88, p = 0.0169) and AT+TT (OR = 2.86, p = 0.0420) genotypes were present at a higher frequency in smoking patients aged more than 29 years as compared to nonsmokers at the same ages.

conclusionDepending on the gender and age of patients, TDG rs4135050 may provide a novel biomarker for the early diagnosis and prevention of several diseases caused by cigarette smoking.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultFemaleHumansIntronsMaleSaudi ArabiaThymine DNA GlycosylaseTobacco SmokingThymine DNA GlycosylaseDNA-repairpolymorphismsmokingthymine-DNA glycosylase

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