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ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism influences methotrexate sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Takatori R, Takahashi K A, Tokunaga D, Hojo T, Fujioka M, Asano T, Hirata T, Kawahito Y, Satomi Y, Nishino H, Tanaka T, Hirota Y, Kubo T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Methotrexate (MTX) is most widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it has certain drawbacks with regard to individual differences in its therapeutic effects as well as the differences in the patients' response to MTX therapy. We investigated whether multi-drug resistance-1 (ABCB1) C3435T, reduced folate carrier-1 (RFC1) G80A, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide...
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