Polymorphism of CAG motif of SK3 gene is associated with acute oxaliplatin neurotoxicity

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Abstract

There is no agreement on which channel is involved in oxaliplatin neurotoxicity, most investigators favouring voltage-gated sodium channels. However, the small conductance Ca(++) activated K(+) channels, encoded by the SK1-3 genes, are also involved in membrane excitability, playing a role in after-hyperpolarization at the motor nerve terminal. As the SK3 gene is characterized in Caucasians by a highly polymorphic CAG motif within the exon 1, we hypothesize that SK3 gene polymorphism may influence the development of acute nerve hyperexcitability in oxaliplatin-treated patients.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)1179-1187
Numero di pagine9
RivistaCancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Volume67
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biliary Tract Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms
  • Neural Conduction
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
  • Stomach Neoplasms

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