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UGT1A1, UGT1A6 and UGT1A7 genetic analysis: repercussion for irinotecan pharmacogenetics in the São Miguel Island Population (Azores, Portugal).
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Pacheco Paula R, Brilhante Maria J, Ballart Cristina, Sigalat Francesc, Polena Helena, Cabral Rita, Branco Claudia C, Mota-Vieira Luisa
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BACKGROUND: Glucuronidation reactions, catalyzed by uridine-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes, constitute a detoxification process that adds glucuronic acid to endogenous and exogenous compounds, aiding their excretion. UGT1A proteins have been implicated as risk factors for both the development of cancer and adverse drug effects. METHODS: Here, we assess the genome of 469 individuals from São...
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