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Adverse drug reaction to methotrexate: pharmacogenetic origin.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - 1 Dec 2006
Przekop Peter R, Tulgan Henry, Przekop Allison A, Glantz Michael
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in molecular biology have provided physicians with genetic testing strategies that can be used to predict adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Many ADRs can be linked to single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that control aspects of drug disposition. We report a case in which a standard dose of methotrexate resulted in life-threatening mucositis, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia in a 61-year-old...
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