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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

Prognostic relevance of telomere length and telomerase reverse transcriptase variant (rs2242652) on the multiple myeloma patients.

Salah Aref, Alshaimaa Al Saeed, Nadia El Menshawy, Doaa Abdalla, Mohamed El Ashery

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  1. Multiple Myeloma: Genetic and Epigenetic Biomarkers with Clinical Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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Salah ArefHematology Unit, Mansoura University Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4822-5204
Alshaimaa Al SaeedHematology Unit, Mansoura University Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Nadia El MenshawyHematology Unit, Mansoura University Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Doaa AbdallaHematology Unit, Mansoura University Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mohamed El AsheryClinical Oncology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EG

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Abstract

backgroundThe search for enhancement of multiple myeloma prognostic tools is an area of current research. This study aimed to assess the clinicopathological impact of telomere length and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) polymorphic variant, rs2242652, on multiple myeloma (MM) patients.

methodsFifty MM patients and 50 healthy controls were included. Relative telomere length (RTL) and rs2242652 genotype polymorphic variants of TERT were analyzed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The MM patients' group was categorized into stage I (n = 16); stage II (n = 12), and stage III (n = 22).

resultsThe median telomere length was significantly longer in MM patients' group (0.78) as compared to controls (0.43) (P = .001). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that MM patients with RTL < 0.5 had significant poor response for induction remission therapy with odds ratio 26.45. On the other hand, TERT genotyping analysis of rs2242652 revealed insignificant difference between cases and controls (P = .234), regarding to induction remission response. Survival analysis using Kaplan-Meier curve revealed that patients with shorter telomere length and those with TERT genotype GA had shorter overall survival.

conclusionTelomere length and TERT rs2242652 genotype polymorphism could be used for refining risk stratification of MM patients.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaNeoplasm StagingPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRemission InductionTelomeraseTelomerasemultiple myelomarelative telomere lengthrs2242652TERT

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