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Dystrophin-deficiency increases the susceptibility to doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
European journal of heart failure - 1 Oct 2007
Deng Shiwei, Kulle Bettina, Hosseini Mehdi, Schlüter Gregor, Hasenfuss Gerd, Wojnowski Leszek, Schmidt Albrecht
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The clinical use of doxorubicin (DOX) and other anthracyclines is limited by a dosage-dependent cardiotoxicity, which can lead to cardiomyopathy. The role of the individual genetic makeup in this disorder is poorly understood. Alterations in genes encoding cardiac cytoskeleton or sarcolemma proteins may increase the susceptibility to doxorubicin-related cardiotoxicity. METHODS: Female...
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