Table 1

 Frequencies of MDM2 SNP309 in controls and cancer patients

Cohorts and subgroupsNo. of individualsNo. of individuals according to SNP309 genotype (%)Pearson χ2*
Wild typeHeterozygoteHomozygotep value
*Subgroup versus subgroup; †group versus healthy controls. EO, early onset.
Healthy controls18556 (31)98 (53)31 (16)
EO leiomyosarcomas6821 (31)36 (53)11 (16)0.99†
    Age <41 years339 (27)20 (61)4 (12)0.44
    Age >41 years3512 (34)16 (46)7 (20)
    Familial cancer3811 (29)19 (50)8 (21)0.47
    No familial cancer3010 (33)17 (57)3 (10)
    Local tumour4914 (29)28 (57)7 (14)0.21
    Diffused tumour52 (40)1 (20)2 (40)
CRC969334 (34)465 (48)170 (18)0.44†
    Microsatellite stable849294 (34.5)397 (47)158 (18.5)0.04
    Microsatellite unstable12040 (33)68 (57)12 (10)
    Female481147 (31)239 (50)95 (20)0.02
    Male488187 (38)226 (46)75 (15)
    Multiple cancer12442 (34)52 (42)30 (24)0.10
    A single CRC, no other845292 (34.5)413 (49)140 (16.5)
    Malignancies
    Dukes A-B572185 (32)282 (49)105 (18)0.24
    Dukes C-D391147 (38)180 (46)64 (16)
    Grade 119269 (36)97 (50.5)26 (13.5)0.40
    Grade 2677225 (33)326 (48)126 (19)
    Grade 3–48032 (40)34 (42.5)14 (17.5)
    Familial CRC835282 (34)401 (48)152 (18)0.31
    No familial CRC13452 (39)64 (48)18 (13)
    Familial cancer436146 (33)209 (48)81 (19)0.70
    No famililal cancer533188 (35)256 (48)89 (17)
SCCHN15758 (37)75 (48)24 (15)0.47†
    Age ⩽61 years8432 (38)42 (50)10 (12)0.45
    Age >61 years7326 (36)33 (45)14 (19)
    Recurrent SCCHN12244 (36)60 (49)18 (15)0.88
    no recurrence3213 (41)15 (47)4 (12)
    T1 tumours6828 (41)31 (46)9 (13)0.6
    T⩾2 tumours8930 (34)44 (49)15 (17)
    N0 tumours10843 (40)46 (42.5)19 (17.5)0.14
    N+ tumours4915 (31)29 (49)5 (10)