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Increased risk for aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome in individuals lacking glutathione S-transferase genes.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Feb 2004
Sutton Joanne F, Stacey Michael, Kearns William G, Rieg Thomas S, Young Neal S, Liu Johnson M
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BACKGROUND: Aplastic anemia (AA) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are marrow failure states that may be associated with chromosomal instability. An absence of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzyme may genetically predispose individuals to AA or MDS. PROCEDURE AND RESULTS: To test this hypothesis, we determined the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes in a total of 196 patients using multiplex PCR. The GSTT1 null...
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