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Modulation of the typical multidrug resistance phenotype by targeting the MED-1 region of human MDR1 promoter.
Gene therapy - 1 Jul 2000
Marthinet E, Divita G, Bernaud J, Rigal D, Baggetto L G
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug resistance of cancer (MDR) is the major cause of failure of chemotherapy. The typical MDR phenotype is due to the overexpression of membrane proteins among which the main representative is P-glycoprotein (Pgp) encoded by the MDR1 gene. Many attempts to modulate MDR by chemosensitizers have been unsuccessful in human therapy due to their intrinsic toxic effects. In an effort to modulate the MDR phenotype...
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