3) 60 (76.9) 1.00 —     ERCC2 751 AC/CC 14 (16.7) 18 (23.1) 0.65 [0.30-1.41] 0.270 Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. *ORs and 95%CIs were calculated by logistic regression, with the ERCC2 751 wild genotype (AA) as the reference group. ORs were adjusted for age. We analyzed haplotypes using SHEsis program platform (Table 4). The three SNPs were in linkage disequilibrium in this study population. The haplotypes were composed of 3 coding SNPs (cSNPs) that locate across 68.734 kb on 19q13.3 region. Of 8 possible haplotypes, only 3 had frequencies of > 0.03 among both cases and controls and were included in the haplotype

analysis. Three possible haplotypes Daporinad molecular weight represented 91.7% of the chromosomes for the cases and 94.0% for the controls. There was a statistically significant difference in the overall haplotype distribution between cases and controls (global test P < 0.001). According to our prior hypothesis and the SNP-based analyses, we considered the individuals with 751A-312G-118C haplotype to be the reference group for OR estimations. The A-G-T and C-G-C haplotypes were associated with increased risk of lung adenocarcinoma

(ORs were 1.43 and 2.28, 95%CIs were 1.07-1.91 and 1.34-3.89, respectively). Patients without exposure to Selleck ALK inhibitor cooking oil fume were more likely to have the A-G-T and C-G-C haplotypes than did controls GW-572016 nmr with ORs of 1.45 (95%CI 1.01-2.07) and 2.72 (95%CI 1.43-5.17), respectively. Among individuals with exposure to cooking oil fume, cases tended to be more likely to have the A-G-T and C-G-C haplotypes, however the findings were not statistically significant. Table 4 Haplotype frequencies in cases and controls stratified by cooking oil fume exposure status Haplotype All subjects Non exposure to cooking oil fume Exposure to cooking oil fume   Cases (%) Controls (%) OR [95%CI] Cases (%) Controls (%) OR [95%CI] Cases (%) Controls (%) OR [95%CI] A-G-C 348 (61.1) 406 Clomifene (71.2) 1.00 226 (62.6) 307 (73.1) 1.00 119 (57.4) 98 (65.5) 1.00 A-G-T 132 (23.1) 108 (18.9) 1.43 [1.07-1.91] 80 (22.0) 75 (17.8) 1.45 [1.01-2.07] 55 (26.2) 34 (22.3) 1.33 [0.81-2.21]

C-G-C 43 (7.5) 22 (3.9) 2.28 [1.34-3.89] 30 (8.2) 15 (3.6) 2.72 [1.43-5.17] 14 (6.9) 8 (5.2) 1.44 [0.58-3.58] P value     < 0.001     < 0.001     0.186 Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Discussion In recent years, the etiological study of lung cancer remains popular all over the world. But the results are inconsistent, and as we know besides tobacco smoking, other impact factors of lung cancer are not definitive. Cigarette smoking cannot fully explain the epidemiologic characteristics of lung cancer in Chinese women, who smoke rarely but have lung cancer relatively often. Undoubtedly non-smoking females are the ideal subjects to examine unknown, yet important environmental and genetic factors of lung cancer.