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Polymorphism in HTR3D shows different risks for acute chemotherapy-induced vomiting after anthracycline chemotherapy.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jul 2010
Hammer Christian, Fasching Peter A, Loehberg Christian R, Rauh Claudia, Ekici Arif B, Jud Sebastian M, Bani Mayada R, Beckmann Matthias W, Strick Reiner, Niesler Beate
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AIMS: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine 3; 5-HT(3)) receptors are involved in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), and 5-HT(3) antagonists are part of the 'gold standard' antiemetic treatment during chemotherapy. We investigated the correlation of common variants in 5-HT(3) receptor subunit genes with the occurrence of CINV. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 110 previously characterized chemotherapy-naive...
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