The Association between Catalase Gene rs1001179 and rs769217 Polymorphisms and The Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in the Egyptian Patients

Elkhamy, Mohammad; Badra, Gamal; Sakr, Moustafa A.; Abdel Aziz, Amal A.; Lotfy, Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/eajbsc.2022.245915

The Association between Catalase Gene rs1001179 and rs769217 Polymorphisms and The Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in the Egyptian Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Molecular Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Egypt.

² Hepatology and Internal Medicine, National liver Institute, Minufiya University.

³ Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Egypt.

10.21608/eajbsc.2022.245915

Abstract

Using a thorough case-control design, we evaluated whether CAT SNPs were hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk factors in the current study. Employing PCR-RFLP analysis, the genotypes of CAT rs1001179 and rs769217 were determined in 50 HCC-diagnosed patients and 50 healthy controls. CAT rs1001179 distributions revealed considerable variations between both groups, either in terms of allelic or genotypic distribution, since TT genotypes and the T allele differed significantly between the examined groups. Regarding the CAT rs769217, there were also significant differences in TT genotypes and T allele between the studied groups In Conclusion, the collected information characterized the CAT gene in HCC patients in Egypt for the first time and associations between CAT gene rs1001179 (262C/T) and CAT rs769217 (389C/T) and the propensity to HCC.

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