Possible adverse side effects from treatment with laetrile.
Individuals who have a diminished capacity to detoxify cyanide to thiocyanate because of either a genetic predisposition (e.g. as occurs in those with Leber's Optic Atrophy) or a diet low in sulfur containing amino acids are predicted to be at increased risk to developing adverse side effects from laetrile, a cyanide containing substance used in cancer treatment.
D000678:Amygdalin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic
D003486:Cyanides; D000678:Amygdalin