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Glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphism and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CAF) in breast cancer patients.
Surgery today - 1 Apr 2011
Mishra Anjali, Chandra Richa, Mehrotra Prateek Kumar, Bajpai Prachi, Agrawal Deepa
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PURPOSE: Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for breast cancer patients cannot be predicted; however, polymorphism of the glutathione S-transferase genes GSTM1 and GSTT1 can modify the response to chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to establish whether there is an association between the polymorphism of GSTM1 and GSTT1 and response to NACT. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 45 patients with...
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