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Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms in osteosarcoma patients.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Aug 2010
Salinas-Souza Carolina, Petrilli Antonio S, de Toledo Silvia R C
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BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. Multidrug resistance and poor clinical outcome are the problems that still affect osteosarcoma patients. The glutathione S-transferase supergene family includes several genes that encode enzymes involved in the detoxification of many xenobiotic agents, including carcinogens and anticancer drugs. The polymorphisms in...
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