Background/Aims: Bangladesh is a densely populated country with an increased incidence of lung cancer, mostly due to smoking. Therefore, elucidating the association of mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 309 (rs2279744) with lung cancer risk from smoking in Bangladeshi population has become necessary. Methods: DNA was extracted from blood samples of 126 lung cancer patient and 133 healthy controls. The MDM2 SNP309 was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), using the restriction enzymes MspA1I. Logistic regression was then carried out to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to estimate the risk of lung cancer. A meta-analysis of SNP309 was also carried out on 12,758 control subjects and 11,638 patient subjects. Results: In multivariate logistic regression, significantly increased risk of lung cancer was observed for MDM2 SNP309 in the dominant model (TG + GG vs. TT: OR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.29 to 3.53). Stratification analysis revealed that age, sex, obesity, and smoking also increases the risk of lung cancer when carrying the MDM2 SNP309. Our meta-analysis revealed that MDM2 SNP309 was considerably associated with lung cancer in Asian populations (TG + GG vs. TT: OR, 1.32; 95% CI , 1.12 to 1.56; p = 0.019 for heterogeneity). Conclusions: The MDM2 SNP309 was associated with high risk of lung cancer in Bangladeshi and Asian population, particularly with increased age, smoking, and body mass index.

The ethyl acetate extracts of Drynaria quercifolia tubers and leaves were studied for their chemical and biological potentialities. The tuber extract was enriched with more reducing power compared to the leaf extract. But, the phenolic content was higher in the leaf extract compared to the tuber extracts. However, both the extracts were comparably cytotoxic and showed broadspectrum antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial compound in the tuber extract was nonpolar. The findings suggested that the ethyl acetate extracts of D. quercifolia may have active principles for the development of promising phytotherapeutics. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 24(2): 147-152, 2015 (July)