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Do glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms influence response to intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome?
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2008
Sharda Sheetal V, Gulati Sanjeev, Tripathi Gaurav, Jafar Tabrez, Kumar Alok, Sharma Raj Kumar, Agrawal Suraksha
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The response to cyclophosphamide (CP) is variable and difficult to predict in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). The polymorphic expression of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) may affect the remission rate after CP therapy. In this study, we evaluated the correlation of GST polymorphism and response to CP in INS. We studied GST polymorphism in 74 children with steroid-sensitive (44) and...
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