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01.10.2016 | Original Article
Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity: Evidence of a Protective Role of CC Homozygosis in the Interleukin-1β Gene-511 C>T Polymorphism
verfasst von:
E. Peila, F. D’Agata, P. Caroppo, L. Orsi, P. Mortara, S. Cauda, M. Manfredi, M.M. Caglio, P. Fenoglio, B. Baudino, G. Castellano, G. Bisi, L. Pinessi, S. Gallone
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Neurotoxicity Research
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Ausgabe 3/2016
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Abstract
We hypothesized that the IL-1β-511 C>T polymorphism could be associated with the development of neurotoxicity and that it could be a possible biomarker to rate the risk of occurrence of neurotoxicity in cancer patients. Genomic DNA was extracted from 85 cancer patients: 49 received systemic chemotherapeutic treatment (CHT) and 36 patients did not receive it (No-CHT). All subjects were genotyped for the functionally active polymorphisms of IL-1β-511 C>T. We estimated neurotoxicity with the evaluation of neurological deficits. CHT patients showed erythrocytopenia, neurological deficit and a slight lowering of cognitive performance. The subgroup of patients carrying the CC genotype of the IL-1β-511 C>T gene showed lesser neurological deficits. In the context of cancer treatment, we suggested the potential value of IL-1β-511 C>T as genetic biomarkers to identify patients with higher risk to develop neurological deficits.