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Unexpected doxorubicin-mediated cardiotoxicity in sisters: possible role of polymorphisms in histamine n-methyl transferase.
Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners - 1 Sept 2013
Sachidanandam Kamakshi, Gayle Arlene A, Robins H Ian, Kolesar Jill M
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The anthracycline anticancer agent doxorubicin has long been recognized to induce a dose-limiting cardiotoxicity and may be associated with genes relevant to doxorubicin disposition. Recent reports suggest a role for a number of single nucleotide polymorphisms in anthracycline cardiotoxicity in children. We describe two adult sisters with anthracycline cardiotoxicity that developed after a relatively low dose of...
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