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Cytochrome P450 polymorphism as a predictor of ovarian toxicity to pulse cyclophosphamide in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Apr 2007
Singh Gurmeet, Saxena Nandita, Aggarwal Amita, Misra Ramnath
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian toxicity is a major concern with cyclophosphamide (CYC) therapy. CYC is a prodrug that is activated by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes to its active metabolites that are responsible for ovarian toxicity. The amount of active metabolites produced depends on polymorphism in CYP 450 genes. We studied the association of CYP2C19 and CYP2B6 genetic polymorphism with ovarian toxicity in patients with...
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