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[Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase gene detected by RT-PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in children with acute leukemia].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Apr 2009
Chen Xiao-Wen, Yue Li-Jie, Li Chang-Gang, Li Cheng-Rong, Zhang Min, Shi Hong-Song
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Thymidylate synthase (TS) catalyses the conversion of deoxy-uridylate to deoxy-thymidylate and is a key enzyme for DNA synthesis. TS is the target enzyme of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and involved in folate metabolism. TS gene polymorphisms play an important role in the efficiency of fluorouracil activity in vivo. This study investigated the allelic frequencies and distribution characters of...
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