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A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP, rs2274223) in <jats:italic>PLCE1<\/jats:italic> has been identified as a novel susceptibility locus in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) that share similar risk factors with SCCHN. Therefore, we investigated the association between potentially functional SNPs in <jats:italic>PLCE1<\/jats:italic> and susceptibility to SCCHN.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We genotyped three potentially functional SNPs (rs2274223A\/G, rs3203713A\/G and rs11599672T\/G) of <jats:italic>PLCE1<\/jats:italic> in 1,098 SCCHN patients and 1,090 controls matched by age and sex in a non-Hispanic white population.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Although none of three SNPs was alone significantly associated with overall risk of SCCHN, their combined effects of risk alleles (rs2274223G, rs3203713G and rs11599672G) were found to be associated with risk of SCCHN in a locus-dose effect manner (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              <jats:sub>trend<\/jats:sub> = 0.046), particularly for non-oropharyngeal tumors (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              <jats:sub>trend<\/jats:sub> = 0.017); specifically, rs2274223 was associated with a significantly increased risk (AG <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> AA: adjusted OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.01-1.64; AG\/GG <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> AA: adjusted OR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.03-1.64), while rs11599672 was associated with a significantly decreased risk (GG <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> TT: adjusted OR = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.34-0.86; TG\/GG <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> TT: adjusted OR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.61-0.95).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our findings suggest that <jats:italic>PLCE1<\/jats:italic> variants may have an effect on risk of SCCHN associated with tobacco and alcohol exposure, particularly for those tumors arising at non-oropharyngeal sites. 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