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CYP2C19 genotype-phenotype discordance in patients with multiple myeloma leads to an acquired loss of drug-metabolising activity.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Mar 2014
Burns K E, Goldthorpe M A, Porteus F, Browett P, Helsby N A
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PURPOSE: Previous reports indicate that discordance between CYP2C19 genotype and enzyme function occurs in up to 37 % of cancer patients with a range of solid tumours. The aim of this study was to determine whether this acquired loss of function in hepatic CYP2C19 activity also occurs in patients with haematological malignancy. METHODS: CYP2C19 genotype was determined in 25 patients with multiple myeloma using...
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