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Association study of selected genetic polymorphisms and occurrence of venous thromboembolism in patients with multiple myeloma who were treated with thalidomide.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Oct 2011
Almasi Martina, Sevcikova Sabina, Slaby Ondrej, Kaisarova Petra, Maisnar Vladimir, Penka Miroslav, Pika Tomas, Pour Ludek, Radocha Jakub, Scudla Vlastimil, Svachova Hana, Hajek Roman
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INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), with the subsequent risk of pulmonary embolism, is a common adverse effect of thalidomide treatment in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). In our retrospective study, we analyzed candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), CINP (rs7011), CETP (rs289747), ALDH1A1 (rs610529), CDKN1A (rs3829963), GAN (rs2608555), vascular endothelial growth factor...
