Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with gastric cancer susceptibility and prognosis in population in Wuwei, Gansu, China

Background Gastric cancer (GC) is the sixth most common cancer. China is one of the most frequent GC occurred countries, and Wuwei, Gansu, is one of the highest incidence area in China. Possible biomarkers of GC susceptibility and prognosis among the population in Wuwei are urgently needed. Methods All participants in this study were recruited from the Wuwei Cancer Hospital in Gansu, including 303 patients diagnosed with GC and 200 non-cancer controls. DNA was extracted for further single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) genotyping. All SNPs were firstly screened by additive logistic regression model then selected SNPs were subjected to univariate Cox regression analysis and multivariate Cox regression analysis for their associations with GC occurrence. Results The results showed that 31 SNPs were significantly related to the incidence of GC in Wuwei, Gansu, China. Genotype rs4823921 was significantly related to the overall survival of GC patients and AC/AA genotype of rs4823921 polymorphism was significantly associated with an increased risk of GC in Wuwei population. Conclusions Thirty-one SNPs were significantly related to the incidence of GC in Wuwei and rs4823921 genotype AC/AA was significantly associated with poor prognosis of GC patients in Wuwei, Gansu.