title: Genotype of glutathione S-transferase and other genetic configurations in myelodysplasia.
abstract: We examined polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes in 159 Japanese patients with myelodysplasia and compared the incidence with that in 43 normal individuals to clarify their pathogenetic significance in myelodysplasia. In individuals with the GSTT1 null genotype, the odds ratios for disease risk were elevated to 2.65 (95%CI; 1.27-5.52) in de novo MDS, 4.62 (1.48-14.4) in therapy-related AML, and 2.94 (1.07-8.07) in AML with triliniage dysplasia. Other representative polymorphisms of GSTs had a similar incidence among patients with myelodysplasia, and those of the controls and other hematological disorders. To further investigate the genetic pathway of myelodysplasia, the association between GST genotype and karyotype or configurations of TP53 and NRAS was evaluated, but no relationship was noted. These results suggest that the GSTT1 null genotype may play a role in an increased risk of myelodysplasia unrelated to other mechanisms of myelodysplasia, such as chromosomal alterations or mutation of TP53 or NRAS.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horiike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniwaki
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005838:Genotype; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D005982:Glutathione Transferase