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[Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the cytidine deaminase gene in childhood with acute leukemia and normal Chinese children].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Yue Li-jie, Chen Xiao-wen, Li Cheng-rong, Li Chang-gang, Shi Hong-song, Zhang Min
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cytidine deaminase (CDA) is a key enzyme for metabolizing chemotherapeutic agent cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C), a deoxycytidine analog used for treatment of acute leukemia and lymphomas. Significant variability in the antitumor efficacy and systemic toxicity of Ara-C has been observed in cancer patients. Two missense mutations changing Ara-C sensitivity and toxicity had been found in the human CDA....
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