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The effect of 3435C>T MDR1 gene polymorphism on rheumatoid arthritis treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Nov 2006
Drozdzik Marek, Rudas Tomasz, Pawlik Andrzej, Kurzawski Mateusz, Czerny Bogusław, Gornik Wanda, Herczynska Magdalena
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OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial disease, with immunological, genetical as well as environmental factors being implicated in its pathogenesis. Treatment of RA is based mainly on drugs modulating the course of the disease, e.g. methotrexate (MTX) or sulfasalazine (SL). The MDR1 gene product, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is probably one of the most important and best defined transporters for drug...
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