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DNA variants in the dihydrofolate reductase gene and outcome in childhood ALL.
Blood - 1 Apr 2008
Dulucq Stéphanie, St-Onge Geneviève, Gagné Vincent, Ansari Marc, Sinnett Daniel, Labuda Damian, Moghrabi Albert, Krajinovic Maja
Abstract excerpt
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is the major target of methotrexate (MTX), a key component in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment. A total of 15 polymorphisms in DHFR promoter were analyzed, and 3 sites (C-1610G/T, C-680A, and A-317G) were identified as sufficient to define obse...
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