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Polymorphisms of GSTP1 is associated with differences of chemotherapy response and toxicity in breast cancer.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2011
Zhang Bai-Lin, Sun Tong, Zhang Bao-Ning, Zheng Shan, Lü Ning, Xu Bing-He, Wang Xiang, Chen Guo-Ji, Yu Dian-Ke, Lin Dong-Xin
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BACKGROUND: Although chemotherapy is one of the most important treatments of breast cancer, it is limited by significant inter-individual variations in response and toxicity. The metabolism of epirubicin (EPI) and cyclophosphamide (CTX) is mainly mediated by cytochrome P450s (CYPs) and glutathion...
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