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Reduced folate carrier-1 80G>A polymorphism affects methotrexate treatment outcome in rheumatoid arthritis.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Dec 2007
Drozdzik M, Rudas T, Pawlik A, Gornik W, Kurzawski M, Herczynska M
Abstract excerpt
The folate antagonist methotrexate (MTX) is a drug currently used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MTX enters the cells through the reduced folate carrier (RFC-1) and is activated to polyglutamates. Previous studies have shown that RFC-1 expression may influence the efficacy of therapy with MTX. The studies suggest that G80A polymorphism in RFC-1 is associated with altered folate/antifolate levels...
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