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Observational studyBMC cancer2020

Association of MTHFR C677T polymorphism with severity and localization of chronic atrophic gastritis patients without Helicobacter pylori infection: a case control study.

Siya Kong, Feng Ye, Yini Dang, Yifei Hua, Guoxin Zhang

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Siya KongDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Feng YeDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. fengye@njmu.edu.cn.
Yini DangDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yifei HuaDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Guoxin ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. guoxinz@njmu.edu.cn.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81500431National Natural Science Foundation of China 81770561National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970499Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20151039Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province no.2018-WSW-003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious reports indicate that the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C > T polymorphism plays a role in gastric cancer. However, whether it influences the development and progression of atrophic gastritis remains ambiguous. We aimed to determine the possible relationship between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and the severity of atrophic gastritis.

methodsA total of 128 patients without Helicobacter pylori infection were included in the study. The severity of gastric atrophy was assessed by pathological diagnosis using OLGA and OLGIM Gastritis Staging System. MTHFR 677C > T genotyping was performed by digital fluorescence molecular hybridization. Categorical variables were analyzed by percentages using the χ

resultsIn this study, the TT genotype was significantly more frequent among Helicobacter pylori-negative patients aged ≤44 years (age ≤ 44 years vs. > 44 years, P = 0.039). Patients with TT genotype showed a higher ratio of incisura with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia (TT vs. CC + CT, P = 0.02). Furthermore, TT genotype was associated with more severe lesions compared with the CC + CT genotypes (TT vs. CC + CT for atrophy: P = 0.07; for intestinal metaplasia: P = 0.01; for moderate-to-severe lesions: P = 0.01). OLGA and OLGIM stages III-IV were observed more frequently in patients with TT genotype compared with CC + CT genotypes (for OLGA: P = 0.003; for OLGIM: P = 0.036).

conclusionsThe MTHFR 677C > T TT genotype showed an increased risk of moderate-to-severe lesions by OLGA and OLGIM stages, and these results indicate that MTHFR C677T polymorphism may act as a predictive marker for precancerous gastric lesions, especially in Helicobacter pylori-negative patients aged ≤44 years.

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Polymorphism, GeneticAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAtrophyCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGastritis, AtrophicGenotypeHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansHyperhomocysteinemiaMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)MTHFR protein, humanAtrophic gastritisHomocysteineIncisuraMTHFR C677TPolymorphism

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