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Genetic chemoprotection with mutant O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferases.
Current gene therapy - 1 Feb 2002
Hobin D A, Fairbairn L J
Abstract excerpt
One of the main barriers to more efficacious use of modern chemotherapeutic agents, is the collateral toxicity exhibited in normal, highly proliferative tissues, primarily the haemopoietic, gastrointestinal and pulmonary tissues. Drug resistance of tumours to these drugs compounds this problem. This review discusses the role of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (ATase) in conferring protection against...
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