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The risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen: polymorphisms of CYP2D6 and ABCB1.
The AAPS journal - 1 Mar 2012
Teh L K, Mohamed N I, Salleh M Z, Rohaizak M, Shahrun N S, Saladina J J, Shia J K S, Roslan H, Sood S, Rajoo T S, Muniandy S P, Henry G, Ngow H A, Hla U K T, Din J
Abstract excerpt
CYP2D6 plays a major role in the metabolism of tamoxifen, and polymorphism of P-glycoprotein has been associated with resistance of many drug therapies. This study investigates the clinical impact of genetic variants of CYP2D6 and ABCB1 in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen. Blood samples from 95 breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen were collected and genotyped for CYP2D6 and ABCB1 variants...
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