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Prolonged neutropenia after irinotecan-based chemotherapy in a child with polymorphisms of UGT1A1 and SLCO1B1.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Dec 2009
Sakaguchi S, Garcia-Bournissen F, Kim R, Schwarz U I, Nathan P C, Ito S
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Genetic polymorphisms of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), and SLCO1B1 coding organic anion-transporter polypeptide 1B1, are independent risk factors known to increase irinotecan toxicity in adults. Although combined occurrence of polymorphisms in these 2 genes is likely...
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