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667C>T and 1298A>C polymorphisms of MTHFR do not predict response to methotrexate in patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2011
Lasecka Lidia, Dixon Peter H, Molokhia Mariam, Sharma Nima, Schleh Annabel, Wang Chiuhui Mary, Steel Jennifer H, Seckl Michael J, Savage Philip M, Fisher Rosemary A
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OBJECTIVE: Approximately one third of patients treated with methotrexate for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) following a molar pregnancy are reported to develop resistance to methotrexate and need to change to different chemotherapeutic agents. Previous studies, in other clinical settings, have suggested that polymorphisms in key folate metabolising enzymes such as 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate...
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