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. 2015 Jun 23;113(2):354–363. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.231

Table 3. Allele frequency, summary odds ratios for the association between single MC1R variants and non-melanoma skin cancer and heterogeneity estimates.

      All studies
Sequenced studies only
MC1R variant NMSC Allele frequency in controls (%) N studies (N cases/N controls) SOR (95%CI)a Q-test P-value I2 (%) N studies (N cases/N controls) SOR (95%CI)a
V60L All 9.7% 8 (3403/9129) 1.42 (1.19–1.70) 0.13 36.5 4 (1434/1423) 1.73 (1.39–2.16)
  BCC   7 (2664/8695) 1.39 (1.12–1.72) 0.07 48.6 3 (1246/1293) 1.75 (1.39–2.20)
  SCC   5 (886/7406) 1.53 (1.22–1.93) 0.67 0 2 (237/508) 1.98 (1.16–3.38)
D84E All 0.5% 5 (1720/1703) 2.66 (1.06–6.65) 0.07 53.1 4 (1434/1423) 3.16 (1.06–9.42)
  BCC   4 (1396/1573) 3.52 (1.49–8.31) 0.16 42.2 3 (1246/1293) 4.55 (1.75–11.82)
  SCC   3 (375/788) 1.96 (0.45–8.55) 0.13 50.5 2 (237/508) 2.01 (0.18–22.76)
V92M All 8.8% 6 (2125/2541) 1.56 (1.23–1.97) 0.20 30.4 4 (1434/1423) 1.74 (1.38–2.20)
  BCC   5 (1651/2105) 1.46 (1.09–1.96) 0.13 44.3 3 (1246/1293) 1.74 (1.37–2.22)
  SCC   3 (523/814) 1.94 (1.32–2.85) 0.85 0 2 (237/508) 1.81 (1.05–3.10)
R142H All 0.6% 4 (2389/7469) 1.20 (0.74–1.94) 0.40 0 3 (1347/1293) 1.37 (0.66–2.84)
  BCC   4 (2123/7469) 1.12 (0.68–1.87) 0.41 0 3 (1246/1293) 1.29 (0.63–2.64)
  SCC   2 (412/6554) 1.59 (0.59–4.24) 0.83 0 1 (150/378) 1.87 (0.31–11.22)
R151C All 6.0% 8 (3465/9229) 1.99 (1.50–2.65) 0.002 67.7 4 (1434/1423) 2.57 (1.90–3.48)
  BCC   7 (2698/8796) 1.86 (1.35–2.56) 0.004 69.1 3 (1246/1293) 2.52 (1.68–3.77)
  SCC   5 (915/7509) 2.10 (1.53–2.87) 0.21 31.3 2 (237/508) 3.16 (1.82–5.50)
I155T All 1.0% 5 (2040/2408) 1.80 (0.87–3.72) 0.06 52.0 3 (1347/1293) 2.38 (1.25–4.53)
  BCC   5 (1655/2105) 1.54 (0.69–3.45) 0.07 53.6 3 (1246/1293) 2.33 (1.23–4.44)
  SCC   2 (434/681) 4.60 (1.44–14.75) 0.42 0 1 (150/378) 11.46 (0.93–140.38)
R160W All 8.5% 8 (3475/9238) 1.67 (1.37–2.05) 0.08 43.4 4 (1434/1423) 1.92 (1.52–2.43)
  BCC   7 (2702/8805) 1.61 (1.26–2.06) 0.03 55.9 3 (1246/1293) 1.89 (1.47–2.42)
  SCC   5 (920/7515) 1.97 (1.57–2.47) 0.72 0 2 (237/508) 2.66 (1.60–4.43)
R163Q All 4.9% 7 (3217/9097) 1.50 (1.11–2.02) 0.05 51.0 4 (1434/1423) 1.93 (1.22–3.06)
  BCC   6 (2574/8660) 1.39 (0.99–1.94) 0.05 54.3 3 (1246/1293) 1.69 (0.96–2.99)
  SCC   4 (792/7374) 1.37 (0.90–2.08) 0.24 28.6 2 (237/508) 1.85 (0.60–5.73)
D294H All 1.2% 7 (2393/2816) 2.06 (1.45–2.93) 0.86 0 4 (1434/1423) 2.37 (1.39–4.05)
  BCC   6 (1788/2382) 1.77 (1.17–2.68) 0.97 0 3 (1246/1293) 2.09 (1.17–3.72)
  SCC   4 (656/1095) 2.90 (1.70–4.96) 0.39 0.6 2 (237/508) 5.07 (1.79–14.36)

Abbreviations: BCC=basal cell carcinoma; CI=confidence interval; MC1R=melanocortin-1-receptor; NMSC=non-melanoma skin cancer; SCC=squamous cell carcinoma; SOR=summary odds ratio.

Note: significant ORs and P-values are in bold.

a

For studies that did not sequence MC1R gene reference category includes both wild-type and carriers of any MC1R variant not specifically assessed in the original study. For studies that sequenced MC1R gene it includes only wild type.