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Impact of UGT2B7 His268Tyr polymorphism on the outcome of adjuvant epirubicin treatment in breast cancer.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 9 Jun 2011
Parmar Sumit, Stingl Julia Carolin, Huber-Wechselberger Ariana, Kainz Alexander, Renner Wilfried, Langsenlehner Uwe, Krippl Peter, Brockmöller Jürgen, Haschke-Becher Elisabeth
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INTRODUCTION: Epirubicin is a common adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. It is mainly eliminated after glucuronidation through uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7). The present study aimed to describe the impact of the UGT2B7(His268Tyr) polymorphism on invasive disease-free survival in breast cancer patients after epirubicin treatment. METHODS: This is a pharmacogenetic study based on...
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