DOI

  • Gennady M. Zharinov
  • Sergei E. Khalchitsky
  • Alexandre Loktionov
  • Marina V. Sogoyan
  • Yulia V. Khutoryanskaya
  • Natalia Yu Neklasova
  • Oleg A. Bogomolov
  • Ilya V. Smirnov
  • Marina P. Samoilovich
  • Vladimir N. Skakun
  • Sergei V. Vissarionov
  • Vladimir N. Anisimov

Polymorphisms of neurotransmitter metabolism genes were studied in patients with prostate cancer (PC) characterized by either reduced or extended serum prostate-specific antigen doubling time (PSADT) corresponding to unfavorable and favorable disease prognosis respectively. The ‘unfavorable prognosis’ group (40 cases) was defined by PSADT ≤ 2 months, whereas patients in the ‘favorable prognosis’ group (67 cases) had PSADT ≥ 30 months. The following gene polymorphisms known to be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders were investigated: a) the STin2 VNTR in the serotonin transporter SLC6A4 gene; b) the 30-bp VNTR in the monoamine oxidase A MAOA gene; c) the Val158Met polymorphism in the catechol-ortho-methyltransferase COMT gene; d) the promoter region C-521T polymorphism and the 48 VNTR in the third exon of the dopamine receptor DRD4 gene. The STin2 12R/10R variant of the SLC6A4 gene (OR = 2.278; 95% CI = 0.953–5.444) and the -521T/T homozygosity of the DRD4 gene (OR = 1.579; 95% CI = 0.663–3.761) tended to be overrepresented in PC patients with unfavorable disease prognosis. These gene variants are regarded as protective against schizophrenia, and the observed trend may be directly related to a reduced PC risk described for schizophrenia patients. These results warrant further investigation of the potential role of neurotransmitter metabolism gene polymorphisms in PC pathogenesis.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)698-707
Число страниц10
ЖурналOncotarget
Том12
Номер выпуска7
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 30 мар 2021
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  • Онкология

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