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Polymorphic variants of GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 genes in childhood acute leukemias: A preliminary study in Argentina.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Oct 2015
Weich N, Nuñez M C, Galimberti G, Elena G, Acevedo S, Larripa I, Fundia A F
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Despite recent major advances in leukemia research, the etiopathogenesis of childhood leukemias remains far elusive. Individual predisposing factors, including polymorphisms in detoxification enzymes, have been implicated in the molecular pathogenesis and heterogeneity of the disease. Genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) that alter enzyme activity could be an additional...
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