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[Polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and sensitivity of stomach cancer to fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Dec 2004
Gao Chang-Ming, Lu Jian-Wei, Toshiro Takezaki, Wu Jian-Zhong, Cao Hai-Xia, Chen Huan-Qiu, Feng Ji-Feng, Kazuo Tajima
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T or A1298C and the response to fluoropyrimidine (5-FU)-based chemotherapy in advanced stomach cancer (SC). METHODS: 75 cases with advanced SC were analyzed. All patients were treated with 5-FU-based chemotherapy and DNA of peripheral blood leukocytes was obtained before therapy. MTHFR genotypes...
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