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[Polymorphism at the glutathione S-transferase pi locus as a risk factor for ifosfamide nephrotoxicity in children].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Apr 2003
Zielińska Elzbieta, Zubowska Małgorzata, Bodalski Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was an assessment of various risk factors for nephrotoxicity of ifosfamide (IF) in children taking into account the importance of the concentrations of toxic metabolites of the drug excreted with urine and the polymorphism of genes encoding S-glutathione transferases of mi, pi, and theta classes (GSTM1, GSTP1 and GSTT1). The study was carried out in 37 children aged 2-17 years (mean age 8.9...
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