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Polymorphisms of the drug transporter gene ABCB1 predict side effects of treatment with cabergoline in patients with PRL adenomas.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Sept 2012
Athanasoulia A P, Sievers C, Ising M, Brockhaus A C, Yassouridis A, Stalla G K, Uhr M
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INTRODUCTION: Treatment with dopamine agonists in patients with prolactin (PRL) adenomas and Parkinson's disease is associated with central side effects. Central side effects may depend on a substance's ability to pass the blood-brain barrier, which can be actively controlled by transporter molecules such as the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) encoded by the ABCB1 gene. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We aimed to determine whether...
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