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An eQTL-based method identifies CTTN and ZMAT3 as pemetrexed susceptibility markers.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Wen Yujia, Gamazon Eric R, Bleibel Wasim K, Wing Claudia, Mi Shuangli, McIlwee Bridget E, Delaney Shannon M, Duan Shiwei, Im Hae Kyung, Dolan M Eileen
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Pemetrexed, approved for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, has adverse effects including neutropenia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, fatigue and nausea. The results we report here represent the first genome-wide study aimed at identifying genetic predictors of pemetrexed response. We utilized expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) mapping combined with drug-induced...
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