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Influence of the polymorphism in candidate genes on late cardiac damage in patients treated due to acute leukemia in childhood.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Oct 2009
Rajić Vladan, Aplenc Richard, Debeljak Marusa, Prestor Veronika Velensek, Karas-Kuzelicki Natasa, Mlinaric-Rascan Irena, Jazbec Janez
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Anthracyclines have contributed significantly to the increased cure rate in pediatric oncology. Cardiac toxicity is an important late effect after anthracycline treatment and is thought to occur by reactive oxygen species mediated cardiac damage. We hypothesized that deactivating variants of supe...
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