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CYP2C19*2 polymorphism is associated with increased survival in breast cancer patients using tamoxifen.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Oct 2010
Ruiter Rikje, Bijl Monique J, van Schaik Ron H N, Berns Els M J J, Hofman Albert, Coebergh Jan-Willem W, van Noord Charlotte, Visser Loes E, Stricker Bruno H Ch
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AIMS: Variant alleles of the CYP2C19 gene were recently associated with survival in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen therapy. CYP2C19 is one of the enzymes involved in the metabolism of tamoxifen into active metabolites. We investigated the hypothesis that CYP2C19*2 and *3 variants, known for...
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