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Absence of the MGMT protein as well as methylation of the MGMT promoter predict the sensitivity for temozolomide
1 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) can cause resistance to the alkylating drug temozolomide (TMZ). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the MGMT status, determined by means of several techniques and methods, and the cytotoxic response to TMZ in 11 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines and 5 human tumour cell lines of other origins....
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