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Background: Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 beta gene (IL1B-511C>T) are considered as risk factor for gastric carcinogenesis, but conflicting data have been reported recently. Patients and Methods: The distribution of the four major IL1B variants (IL1B-3737C>T, -1464G>C, - 511C>T, -31T>C) were analyzed in 116 and 142 patients with gastric cancer and 'high risk gastritis', respectively, as well as 94 healthy controls. Results: While identified frequencies of genotypes, haplotypes and haplotype pairs corresponded to those of other studies in Caucasians, none were significantly associated with the presence of gastric cancer or premalignant alterations. Conclusion: None of the four major polymorphisms is individually or in its haplotype configuration linked to the development of GC in this Caucasian population in Germany.

Type

Journal

Anticancer Research

Publication Date

01/02/2010

Volume

30

Pages

505 - 511