Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and alcohol flush syndrome are thought to be strongly influenced by genetic factors and are highly prevalent amongst East Asians. Diminished activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), a major enzyme in the alcohol-metabolizing pathway, causes the flushing syndrome associated with alcoholic consumption. The genetic effect of isoforms on NPC is unknown. We therefore investigated the association between the genetic polymorphisms of all 19 isoforms and NPC among 458 patients with NPC and 1672 age- and gender-matched healthy controls in Taiwan. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located between the 40,000 base pairs upstream and downstream of the 19 isoform coding regions were collected from two genome-wise association studies conducted in Taiwan and from the Taiwan Biobank. Thirteen SNPs located on , , , and Glu487Lys (rs671) were associated with NPC susceptibility. Stratification by alcohol status revealed a cumulative risk effect for NPC amongst drinkers and non-drinkers, with odds ratios of 4.89 (95% confidence interval 2.15-11.08) and 3.57 (1.97-6.47), respectively. A synergistic effect was observed between SNPs and alcohol. This study is the first to report associations between genetic variants in 19 isoforms, their interaction with alcohol consumption and NPC in an East Asian population.

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