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Evaluation of endometrial thickness and bone mineral density based on CYP2D6 polymorphisms in Turkish breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen treatment.
Pharmacology - 1 Jan 2014
Günaldı Meral, Erkisi Melek, Afşar Ciğdem Usul, Erçolak Vehbi, Paydas Semra, Kara I Oguz, Sahin Berksoy, Gulec Umran Kucukgoz, Secilmis Ata
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BACKGROUND: Several previous studies have examined the effect of CYP2D6 gene polymorphism on the efficacy and metabolism of tamoxifen (Tamoxifen Teva, Nolvadex) in the treatment of breast cancer. In the present study, the metabolic profiles associated with various CYP2D6 genotypes were evaluated. METHOD: In the present study 92 Turkish breast cancer patients with early-stage hormone receptor-positive tumors...
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