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Multidrug resistance protein 2 genetic polymorphism and colorectal cancer recurrence in patients receiving adjuvant FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Feb 2013
Mirakhorli Mojgan, Rahman Sabariah Abdul, Abdullah Syahrilnizam, Vakili Masoud, Rozafzon Reza, Khoshzaban Ahad
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2), encoded by the ATP-binding cassette C2 (ABCC2) gene, is an efflux pump located on the apical membrane of many polarized cells, which transports conjugate compounds by an ATP-dependent mechanism. The correlation of G1249A ABCC2 polymorphism with the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) and poor prognosis was evaluated in patients who were treated with...
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