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Influence of glutathione S-transferase A1 polymorphism on the pharmacokinetics of busulfan.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jun 2006
Kusama Makiko, Kubota Takahiro, Matsukura Yuji, Matsuno Kumi, Ogawa Seishi, Kanda Yoshihiro, Iga Tatsuji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High-dose oral busulfan is used for myeloablative chemotherapy before hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. Fatal adverse effects or relapse may occur with excess or insufficient busulfan exposure. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) A1, whose genetic polymorphism in its promoter region has been reported, is responsible for busulfan metabolism. We investigated the polymorphism of GSTA1 on busulfan...
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