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LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Synopsis<br />

cycle regulation and carcinogen metabolism and created a Genotype Score (G Score)<br />

from the number of variant alleles.<br />

Intermediate phenotypes including transient arrest in cell cycle, proper<br />

function of DNA damage repair machinery and activation of cell death program upon<br />

exposure to genotoxic agents are known to be disrupted in variety of cancers and are<br />

associated with neoplastic evolution 10-14 . Hence we assumed that individuals with<br />

inherited defects in cell cycle control, apoptosis, and/or DNA repair, owing to interindividual<br />

difference at the genetic level, might be susceptible to UADT MPN<br />

development. Hence we have correlated these genotypic and phenotypic measurements<br />

to investigate their potential relationships to have a better understanding of<br />

pathogenesis of UADT MPN.<br />

Aim:<br />

To develop a correlation between genotype (polymorphisms in candidate genes<br />

involved in DNA repair, apoptosis, cell cycle regulation and carcinogen metabolism)<br />

with the phenotype (defect in DNA repair, apoptosis or cell cycle regulation) using<br />

lymphoblastoid cell lines established from MPN patients and healthy controls following<br />

genotoxic exposure in vitro.<br />

Objectives:<br />

1. To generate EBV LCLs from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) isolated from<br />

MPN patients and healthy controls-an established in vitro model for genetic studies.<br />

2. To compare the response of MPN patients with tobacco habits and appropriate<br />

controls in vitro, to the exposure to DNA damaging agents such as γ-radiations and<br />

Benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide (BPDE, a tobacco specific carcinogen), by assessing<br />

DNA damage and repair, cell cycle profiling, apoptosis and global gene expression<br />

profiling.<br />

3. To genotype selected candidate genes involved in DNA repair, carcinogen<br />

metabolism, apoptosis and cell cycle regulation.<br />

4. To establish a correlation between the phenotype (e.g., poor DNA repair capacity,<br />

apoptosis) with the genotype (e.g., polymorphisms in the genes).<br />

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