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Genetic variants in TPMT and COMT are associated with hearing loss in children receiving cisplatin chemotherapy.
Nature genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Ross Colin J D, Katzov-Eckert Hagit, Dubé Marie-Pierre, Brooks Beth, Rassekh S Rod, Barhdadi Amina, Feroz-Zada Yassamin, Visscher Henk, Brown Andrew M K, Rieder Michael J, Rogers Paul C, Phillips Michael S, Carleton Bruce C, Hayden Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Cisplatin is a widely used and effective chemotherapeutic agent, although its use is restricted by the high incidence of irreversible ototoxicity associated with it. In children, cisplatin ototoxicity is a serious and pervasive problem, affecting more than 60% of those receiving cisplatin and com...
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