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Novel deoxycytidine kinase gene polymorphisms: a population screening study in Caucasian healthy volunteers.

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INTRODUCTION:Deoxycytidine kinase (DCK) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the intracellular phosphorylation of nucleoside anticancer drugs, including gemcitabine and beta-arabinofuranosylcytosine, to their active triphosphates. This study was performed to assess the occurrence and frequency of DCK polymorphisms in a predominantly Caucasian population and to choose candidate polymorphisms for subsequent functionality studies. METHODS AND MATERIALS:All seven DCK exons and the promoter region were sequenced from 100 healthy volunteers (79 females and 21 males). With respect to ethnicity, the study cohort comprised 93 Caucasian, one Asian, one African, and five mixed-race individuals. RESULTS:Six novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were found (-243G>T, -135G>C, 261G>A, 364C>T, 727A>C, IVS6+41T>A). Two SNPs are nonsynonymous and lead to changes in the amino acid sequence [C364T in exon 3 (P121S) and A727C in exon 6 (K242Q)]. The presence of the linked promoter polymorphism -360C>G/-201C>T was confirmed in Caucasians, but was less frequent than what has been reported from Asians (allele frequencies 2 versus 15.6%). The most prevalent haplotype was the wild-type plus IVS6+41TT (85.8%). This study found novel DCK polymorphisms, including nonsynonymous SNPs, in exons 3 and 6. A comparison of the data obtained in this study with those reported in a previous study on Asians [Shi et al. (2004) Pharmacogenetics 14:759-768] illustrates marked inter-ethnic differences in the occurrence and frequency of DCK polymorphisms. CONCLUSION:The higher allelic frequency of the promoter polymorphism -C360G/-C201T in Asians than in Caucasians might predispose Asians to nucleoside drug-associated toxicity. These data will be used to assess the effect of DCK candidate SNPs (promoter, exons 3 and 6) in patients receiving gemcitabine anticancer treatment.

journal_name

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

journal_title

European journal of clinical pharmacology

authors

Joerger M,Bosch TM,Doodeman VD,Beijnen JH,Smits PH,Schellens JH

doi

10.1007/s00228-006-0162-7

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-08-01 00:00:00

pages

681-4

issue

eissn

0031-6970

issn

1432-1041

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Novel deoxycytidine kinase gene polymorphisms: a population screening study in Caucasian healthy volunteers.