CHRNA3 rs1051730 polymorphism and lung cancer susceptibility in Asian population: a meta-analysis

Many studies have examined the association between the CHRNA3 rs1051730 polymorphism gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in various populations, but their results have been inconsistent. The PubMed was searched for case-control studies published up to Jan 01, 2015. Data were extracted and pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. In this meta-analysis, we assessed four published studies involving comprising 2,890 lung cancer cases and 2,521 controls of the association between CHRNA3 rs1051730 polymorphism and lung cancer risk. For the T allele carriers (C/T + T/T) and the homozygote T/T, the pooled ORs for all studies combined 2,890 cases and 2,521 controls were 1.93 (95% CI =1.48-2.53, P=0.34 for heterogeneity) and 1.63 (95% CI =1.27-1.99, P=0.46 for heterogeneity), when compared with the homozygous wild-type genotype (C/C). There was no observable publication bias for both polymorphisms. These results from the meta-analysis suggest that CHRNA3 rs1051730 polymorphism contributes to risk of lung cancer among Asian population.