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Glutathione S-transferase P1 polymorphisms are associated with time to tumor progression in small cell lung cancer patients.
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Saip R, Sen F, Vural B, Ugurel E, Demirkan A, Derin D, Eralp Y, Camlica H, Ustuner Z, Ozbek U
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PURPOSE: Many of commonly used chemotherapeutics in lung cancer treatment are metabolized by glutathione-S transferases (GSTs). The placental isoform of GST (GSTP1) is the most abundant isoform in the lung. Polymorphisms within the GSTP1 may result in alterations in enzyme activity and change sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy. We investigated whether the polymorphism within the exons 5 and 6 of GSTP1...
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