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Gene-gene interactions in folate and adenosine biosynthesis pathways affect methotrexate efficacy and tolerability in rheumatoid arthritis.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Dec 2009
Dervieux Thierry, Wessels Judith A M, van der Straaten Tahar, Penrod Nadia, Moore Jason H, Guchelaar Henk-Jan, Kremer Joel M
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OBJECTIVE: As no single nucleotide polymorphism has emerged as pivotal to predict the lack of efficacy and dose-limiting toxicities to methotrexate (MTX), we evaluated the contribution of gene-gene interactions to the effects of this prodrug in rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: A total of 255 patien...
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