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Study of ABCB1 polymorphism frequency in breast cancer patients from Poland.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2012
Rubiś Błażej, Hołysz Hanna, Barczak Wojciech, Gryczka Robert, Łaciński Mariusz, Jagielski Paweł, Czernikiewicz Anna, Półrolniczak Anna, Wojewoda Aneta, Perz Katarzyna, Białek Paweł, Morze Karolina, Kanduła Zuzanna, Lisiak Natalia, Mrozikiewicz Przemysław M, Grodecka-Gazdecka Sylwia, Rybczyńska Maria
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BACKGROUND: The accumulation of mutagenic substances in the human body may result in DNA metabolism disruption followed by carcinogenesis. As a consequence of mutations in the genes coding for transmembrane protein pumps, the intracellular concentration of xenobiotics may significantly increase. This, in turn, may provoke altered risk for cancer development. The gene known to be the most relevant in the transport...
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