title: Cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with risk of urinary bladder cancer and recurrence after BCG immunotherapy.
abstract: The association of interleukin-1beta (IL-1B) -511C > T and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) VNTR, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-B1) +28C > T and interferon-gamma (IFN-G) + 874T>A polymorphisms with bladder cancer (CaB) susceptibility and risk of recurrence in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-treated patients was analyzed in 287 controls and 213 CaB patients (73 BCG treated). Increased risk was observed with the IL-1RN*2 allele (odds ratio (OR) 5.01) and the IFN-G +874 A allele (OR 1.78). TGF-B TT and IFN-G +874 A carriers were associated with reduced (hazard ratio (HR) 0.37) and enhanced (HR 2.24) risk of recurrence after BCG immunotherapy, respectively. The study suggests that cytokine gene variants may modulate CaB susceptibility and risk of recurrence after BCG immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ahirwar
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrahari
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandhani
authors.forename: Rama D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics*; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D007371:Interferon-gamma