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Genetic polymorphisms and gene-dosage effect in ovarian cancer risk and response to paclitaxel/cisplatin chemotherapy.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 16 Jan 2015
Tecza Karolina, Pamula-Pilat Jolanta, Kolosza Zofia, Radlak Natalia, Grzybowska Ewa
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BACKGROUND: Ovarian malignancies are often diagnosed in advanced stage and at the same time resistance to treatment, both intrinsic and developed during treatment, is sometimes observed. These facts underscore the need for new markers of ovarian cancer risk, as well as markers of treatment effectiveness. METHODS: In this study we genotyped 225 ovarian cancer patients, 64 breast and ovarian cancer patients and 348...
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