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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION BIOLOGY
卷 79, 期 2, 页码 137-143出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/0955300021000045673
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Purpose: To investigate whether transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFbeta1) single nucleotide polymorphisms were associated with the susceptibility of breast cancer patients to severe radiationinduced normal tissue damage. Materials and methods: PCR-RFLP assays were performed for TGFbeta1 gene polymorphisms on DNA obtained from 103 breast cancer patients who received radiotherapy. The G-800A, C-509T, T+869C and G+915C polymorphic sites were examined, and genotype and allele frequencies of two subgroups of patients were calculated and compared. Results: The less prevalent -509T and +869C alleles were significantly associated with a subgroup of patients who developed severe radiation-induced normal tissue fibrosis (n=15) when compared with those who did not (n=88) (odds ratio=3.4, p=0.0036, and 2.37, p=0.035, respectively). Furthermore, patients with the -509TT or +869CC genotypes were between seven and 15 times more likely to develop severe fibrosis. Conclusions: These findings imply a role for the -509T and +869C alleles in the pathobiological mechanisms underlying susceptibility to radiation-induced fibrosis. Their predictive value would be limited to patients who are -509TT or +869CC, but if 'fibrosis-associated' polymorphic sites in other genes could be identified, it may be possible to detect fibrosis prone individuals before radiotherapy with greater certainty.
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