npj Precision Oncology (Jul 2021)

TCERG1L allelic variation is associated with cisplatin-induced hearing loss in childhood cancer, a PanCareLIFE study

  • A. J. M. Meijer,
  • F. A. Diepstraten,
  • T. Langer,
  • L. Broer,
  • I. K. Domingo,
  • E. Clemens,
  • A. G. Uitterlinden,
  • A. C. H. de Vries,
  • M. van Grotel,
  • W. P. Vermeij,
  • R. A. Ozinga,
  • H. Binder,
  • J. Byrne,
  • E. van Dulmen-den Broeder,
  • M. L. Garrè,
  • D. Grabow,
  • P. Kaatsch,
  • M. Kaiser,
  • L. Kenborg,
  • J. F. Winther,
  • C. Rechnitzer,
  • H. Hasle,
  • T. Kepak,
  • K. Kepakova,
  • W. J. E. Tissing,
  • A. L. F. van der Kooi,
  • L. C. M. Kremer,
  • J. Kruseova,
  • S. M. F. Pluijm,
  • C. E. Kuehni,
  • H. J. H. van der Pal,
  • R. Parfitt,
  • C. Spix,
  • A. Tillmanns,
  • D. Deuster,
  • P. Matulat,
  • G. Calaminus,
  • A. E. Hoetink,
  • S. Elsner,
  • J. Gebauer,
  • R. Haupt,
  • H. Lackner,
  • C. Blattmann,
  • S. J. C. M. M. Neggers,
  • S. R. Rassekh,
  • G. E. B. Wright,
  • B. Brooks,
  • A. P. Nagtegaal,
  • B. I. Drögemöller,
  • C. J. D. Ross,
  • A. P. Bhavsar,
  • A. G. am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen,
  • B. C. Carleton,
  • O. Zolk,
  • M. M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink,
  • the PanCareLIFE Consortium,
  • and the CPNDS Consortium

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-021-00178-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract In children with cancer, the heterogeneity in ototoxicity occurrence after similar treatment suggests a role for genetic susceptibility. Using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach, we identified a genetic variant in TCERG1L (rs893507) to be associated with hearing loss in 390 non-cranial irradiated, cisplatin-treated children with cancer. These results were replicated in two independent, similarly treated cohorts (n = 192 and 188, respectively) (combined cohort: P = 5.3 × 10−10, OR 3.11, 95% CI 2.2–4.5). Modulating TCERG1L expression in cultured human cells revealed significantly altered cellular responses to cisplatin-induced cytokine secretion and toxicity. These results contribute to insights into the genetic and pathophysiological basis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.