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Genetic polymorphism of γ-glutamyl hydrolase in Chinese acute leukemia children and identification of a novel double nonsynonymous mutation.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 May 2012
Chen Xiaowen, Wen Feiqiu, Yue Lijie, Li Changgang
Abstract excerpt
γ-Glutamyl hydrolase (GGH) plays a central role in folate metabolism and antifolate action. Polymorphism in the human GGH gene (GGH) was associated with efficacy and side effects of methotrexate for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This study aimed to identify polymorphisms of GGH in Chinese. Seventy-one children with ALL, 25 children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and 132 children with...
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