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Tamoxifen resistance and CYP2D6 copy numbers in breast cancer patients.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2012
Motamedi Sahar, Majidzadeh Keivan, Mazaheri Mahta, Anbiaie Robab, Mortazavizadeh Seyed Mohammad Reza, Esmaeili Rezvan
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer accounts about one million from total annual ten million new diagnosed cases of neoplasia worldwide and is the main cause of death due to cancer in women. Tamoxifen is the most popular selective estrogen receptor modulator used in anti estrogen treatments. Tamoxifen must be converted into its metabolite endoxifen for biologic effects; this conversion process is catalysed by highly...
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