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Genetic variability of DNA repair mechanisms and glutathione-S-transferase genes influences treatment outcome in osteosarcoma.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Apr 2015
Goričar Katja, Kovač Viljem, Jazbec Janez, Zakotnik Branko, Lamovec Janez, Dolžan Vita
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BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma patients are commonly treated with cisplatin-based preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy. Cisplatin binds to DNA and forms both intrastrand and interstrand crosslinks, inhibiting DNA replication. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) participate in cisplatin detoxification, while several independent DNA repair mechanisms repair cisplatin-induced lesions. The aim of our study was to...
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