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A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the MDR1 gene as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Aug 2009
George Joseph, Dharanipragada Kadambari, Krishnamachari Srinivasan, Chandrasekaran Adithan, Sam Soya Sisy, Sunder Elangovan
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BACKGROUND: The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 3435C > T in exon 26 of the MDR1 gene has been shown to correlate with the functioning of P-glycoprotein. We studied the frequency of SNP in exon 26 of the MDR1 gene in breast cancer and its role in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-six patients with locally advanced breast carcinoma were enrolled....
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