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Genetic Polymorphisms in Metabolic and Cellular Transport Pathway of Methotrexate Impact Clinical Outcome of Methotrexate Monotherapy in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
22 Nov 2011
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The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of genetic polymorphisms in the metabolic and cellular transport pathway of methotrexate (MTX) on the clinical outcome of MTX monotherapy in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Fifty-five patients were treated with MTX monotherapy at a dose of 4-10 mg/week. The total concentration of MTX-polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) was measured at steady-state in red blood...
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