Objective To investigate the association between the promoter region?938 polymorphism of B?cell lymphoma/leukemia?2 (Bcl?2) gene and the esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) in Hebei Province. Methods From 2007 to 2010, 145 esophageal cancer patients and 169 cardiaccancer patientsfrom the outpatient department of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical Universitywereselected in a case group, and 195 non?tumor patients were selected in a control group during the same period. A questionnaire survey was used to collect information of research subjects. Pathological tissues were collected to extract genomic DNA and detect the genotype of bcl?2 gene?938. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype and the EC and GCA. The interaction between age, gender, smoking, drinking, upper gastrointestinal family history and the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype was analyzed by likelihood ratio test. Results The age of the esophageal and cardiac cancer groups was (56.3±8.3) and (57.1±8.4) years old, and that of the control group was (54.7 ± 7.1) years old. The proportion of the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype in the esophageal group [48.3% (70/145) ] and the cardiac cancer group [48.5% (82/169) ] was higher than that in the control group [33.8% (66/195) ] (both P values<0.05).Compared with the AA genotype, the risk of esophageal cancer and cardiac cancerin people with the CC genotype was 2.386 (1.20-4.76) and 2.564 (1.27-5.18) respectively. In the population with CC genotype, compared with the positive family history, drinking, and male, the negative family history, non?drinking, and female had a higher risk of esophageal cancer; compared with the non?smoking, negative family history, non?drinking and male, the smoking, positive family history, drinking, and female had a higher risk of cardiac cancer (all the P interaction values were <0.05). Conclusion People with bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype in Hebei Provincewere more likely to suffer from the esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the association between the promoter region?938 polymorphism of B?cell lymphoma/leukemia?2 (Bcl?2) gene and the esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) in Hebei Province. Methods From 2007 to 2010, 145 esophageal cancer patients and 169 cardiaccancer patientsfrom the outpatient department of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical Universitywereselected in a case group, and 195 non?tumor patients were selected in a control group during the same period. A questionnaire survey was used to collect information of research subjects. Pathological tissues were collected to extract genomic DNA and detect the genotype of bcl?2 gene?938. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype and the EC and GCA. The interaction between age, gender, smoking, drinking, upper gastrointestinal family history and the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype was analyzed by likelihood ratio test. Results The age of the esophageal and cardiac cancer groups was (56.3±8.3) and (57.1±8.4) years old, and that of the control group was (54.7 ± 7.1) years old. The proportion of the bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype in the esophageal group [48.3% (70/145) ] and the cardiac cancer group [48.5% (82/169) ] was higher than that in the control group [33.8% (66/195) ] (both P values<0.05).Compared with the AA genotype, the risk of esophageal cancer and cardiac cancerin people with the CC genotype was 2.386 (1.20-4.76) and 2.564 (1.27-5.18) respectively. In the population with CC genotype, compared with the positive family history, drinking, and male, the negative family history, non?drinking, and female had a higher risk of esophageal cancer; compared with the non?smoking, negative family history, non?drinking and male, the smoking, positive family history, drinking, and female had a higher risk of cardiac cancer (all the P interaction values were <0.05). Conclusion People with bcl?2 gene locus 938 CC genotype in Hebei Provincewere more likely to suffer from the esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma.