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SLC19A1 80G allele as a biomarker of methotrexate-related gastrointestinal toxicity in Portuguese rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Apr 2014
Lima Aurea, Bernardes Miguel, Sousa Hugo, Azevedo Rita, Costa Lúcia, Ventura Francisco, Seabra Vítor, Medeiros Rui
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AIM: The aim of our study was to characterize the association of clinicopathological variables and the SLC19A1/RFC-1 G80A polymorphism in methotrexate (MTX)-related toxicity in Portuguese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. PATIENTS & METHODS: The study included 233 consecutively recruited patients with rheumatoid arthritis under MTX treatment. The SLC19A1 G80A polymorphism was evaluated by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS:...
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