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Association between a glutathione S-transferase A1 promoter polymorphism and survival after breast cancer treatment.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2003
Sweeney Carol, Ambrosone Christine B, Joseph Lija, Stone Angie, Hutchins Laura F, Kadlubar Fred F, Coles Brian F
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzymes detoxify chemotherapeutic drugs, and several studies have reported differences in survival for cancer patients who have variant genotypes for GSTP1, GSTM1 or GSTT1 enzymes. A recently described polymorphism alters hepatic expression of GSTA1, a GST with high activity in glutathione conjugation of metabolites of cyclophosphamide (CP). To consider the possible influence of...
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