TCERG1L allelic variation is associated with cisplatin-induced hearing loss in childhood cancer, a PanCareLIFE study

A J M Meijer, F A Diepstraten, T Langer, L Broer, I K Domingo, E Clemens, A G Uitterlinden, A C H de Vries, M van Grotel, W P Vermeij, R A Ozinga, H Binder, J Byrne, E van Dulmen-den Broeder, M L Garrè, D Grabow, P Kaatsch, M Kaiser, L Kenborg, J F WintherC Rechnitzer, H Hasle, T Kepak, K Kepakova, W J E Tissing, A L F van der Kooi, L C M Kremer, J Kruseova, S M F Pluijm, C E Kuehni, H J H van der Pal, R Parfitt, C Spix, A Tillmanns, D Deuster, P Matulat, G Calaminus, A E Hoetink, S Elsner, J Gebauer, R Haupt, H Lackner, C Blattmann, S J C M M Neggers, S R Rassekh, G E B Wright, B Brooks, A P Nagtegaal, B I Drögemöller, C J D Ross, PanCareLIFE consortium

Abstract

In children with cancer, the heterogeneity in ototoxicity occurrence after similar treatment suggests a role for genetic susceptibility. Using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach, we identified a genetic variant in TCERG1L (rs893507) to be associated with hearing loss in 390 non-cranial irradiated, cisplatin-treated children with cancer. These results were replicated in two independent, similarly treated cohorts (n = 192 and 188, respectively) (combined cohort: P = 5.3 × 10-10, OR 3.11, 95% CI 2.2-4.5). Modulating TCERG1L expression in cultured human cells revealed significantly altered cellular responses to cisplatin-induced cytokine secretion and toxicity. These results contribute to insights into the genetic and pathophysiological basis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number64
JournalNPJ precision oncology
Volume5
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)64
ISSN2397-768X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2021

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