CHRNA9 rs56159866, rs6819385, rs55998310, and rs182073550 SNPs were genotyped and associated for NSCLC risk by computing the odds ratios (ORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) from multivariate unconditional logistic regression analyses with adjustment for age.
The CHRNA9 rs6819385 A/A homozygote was associated with an increased risk of NSCLC</span> an</span>d SCC in all patients (OR = 1.38; 95% CI 1.06-1.79; P = 0.02, and OR = 1.61; 95% CI 1.09-2.38; P = 0.02, respectively) and in male patients (OR = 1.57; 95% CI 1.11-2.21; P = 0.01, and OR = 1.70; 95% CI 1.11-2.61; P = 0.01, respectively), indicating that the CHRNA9 rs6819385 A/A homozygote had a 1.61-fold and 1.70-fold increased risk of developing lung SCC in all patients (95% CI 1.09-2.38, P = 0.02) and in males (95% CI 1.11-2.61, P = 0.01), respectively.