Research Article

Association of NEFL Gene Polymorphisms with Wilms’ Tumor Susceptibility in Chinese Children

Table 1

Associations between NEFL gene polymorphisms and Wilms' tumor susceptibility.

GenotypeCasesControlsCrude ORPAdjusted
(N=144)(N=531)(95% CI)(95% CI)

rs11994014 G>A (HWE=0.258)
GG59 (40.97)186 (35.03)1.001.00
AG72 (50.00)267 (50.28)0.85 (0.58-1.26)0.4170.85 (0.57-1.26)0.422
AA13 (9.03)78 (14.69)0.53 (0.27-1.01)0.0550.52 (0.27-1.01)0.052
Additive0.1500.77 (0.58-1.02)0.0650.76 (0.58-1.02)0.063
Dominant85 (59.03)345 (64.97)0.1880.78 (0.53-1.13)0.1890.78 (0.53-1.14)0.191
Recessive131 (90.97)453 (85.31)0.0780.58 (0.31-1.07)0.0810.57 (0.31-1.06)0.076
rs2979704 T>C (HWE=0.245)
TT58 (40.28)184 (34.65)1.001.00
CT74 (51.39)268 (50.47)0.88 (0.59-1.30)0.5080.87 (0.59-1.29)0.499
CC12 (8.33)79 (14.88)0.48 (0.25-0.95)0.0340.48 (0.24-0.94)0.031
Additive0.0990.76 (0.57-1.00)0.0520.75 (0.57-0.999)0.049
Dominant86 (59.72)347 (65.35)0.2120.79 (0.54-1.15)0.2120.78 (0.54-1.15)0.207
Recessive132 (91.67)452 (85.12)0.0410.52 (0.28-0.98)0.0450.51 (0.27-0.97)0.041
rs1059111 A>T (HWE=0.275)
AA58 (40.28)185 (34.84)1.001.00
AT70 (48.61)267 (50.28)0.84 (0.56-1.24)0.3750.84 (0.56-1.25)0.380
TT16 (11.11)79 (14.88)0.65 (0.35-1.19)0.1630.63 (0.34-1.18)0.148
Additive0.3440.81 (0.62-1.08)0.1460.81 (0.61-1.07)0.136
Dominant86 (59.72)346 (65.16)0.2280.79 (0.54-1.16)0.2280.79 (0.54-1.16)0.226
Recessive128 (88.89)452 (85.12)0.2490.72 (0.40-1.27)0.2510.70 (0.40-1.25)0.228
Combined effect of protective genotypes
0-2133 (92.36)455 (85.69)1.00
311 (7.64)76 (14.31)0.0340.50 (0.26-0.96)0.0370.49 (0.25-0.95)0.035

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HWE, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
test for genotype distributions between Wilms' tumor patients and cancer-free controls.
for age and gender.
genotypes were rs11994014 AA, rs2979704 CC, and rs1059111 TT.