The polymorphism IL-1beta T-31C is associated with a longer overall survival in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing Auto-SCT

A J Vangsted, T W Klausen, W Ruminski, P Gimsing, Niels Frost Andersen, A O Gang, N Abildgaard, L M Knudsen, Johan Lanng Nielsen, H Gregersen, U Vogel

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Abstract

Proinflammatory cytokines are suspected to play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM). Therefore, it is possible that inborn genetic variations leading to a modified expression of these cytokines will influence the outcome for these patients. We investigated 348 MM patients undergoing high-dose melphalan treatment followed by Auto-SCT and examined the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in the inflammatory response. We found that the polymorphism IL-1beta T-31C significantly influenced overall survival (OS; P=0.02) and that carriers of the variant C-allele had a significantly longer survival than homozygous wild-type allele TT-carriers (relative risk 0.6 (95% CI=0.5-0.9); P=0.008). The polymorphisms IL-6 G-174C, IL-10 C592A, PPARgamma2 Pro(12)Ala, COX-2 A-1195G, COX-2 T8473C and NFKB1 ins/del did not influence the OS in this group of patients. Furthermore, homozygous carriers of the variant allele of IL-1beta T-31C were at 1.37-fold (CI=1.05-1.80) increased risk of MM as compared with population-based controls (P=0.02). Our results indicate that IL-1beta is involved in the pathogenesis of MM.Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication, 10 November 2008; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.351.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBone Marrow Transplantation
Volume43
Pages (from-to)539-45
Number of pages7
ISSN0268-3369
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

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