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Common variations in ERCC2 are associated with response to cisplatin chemotherapy and clinical outcome in osteosarcoma patients.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Oct 2009
Caronia D, Patiño-García A, Milne R L, Zalacain-Díez M, Pita G, Alonso M R, Moreno L T, Sierrasesumaga-Ariznabarreta L, Benítez J, González-Neira A
Abstract excerpt
Platinum agents cause DNA cross-linking. Nucleotide excision repair genes play a key role in DNA damage repair. This study aims to investigate whether polymorphisms in these genes are associated with tumor response and survival in cisplatin-treated osteosarcoma patients. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms in ERCC2, XPC, XPA, ERCC1, ERCC4 and ERCC5 genes were analyzed in 91 patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma...
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