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Relationship of MTHFR and NQO1 Pharmacogenetics and Chemotherapy Clinical Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Chaturvedi Pankaj, Tulsyan Sonam, Agarwal Gaurav, Lal Punita, Agrawal Sushma, Mittal Rama D, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
The study aimed at evaluating the influence of MTHFR 677C>T and NQO1 609C>T polymorphisms in toxicity and response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. These two genes are involved in the folate homeostasis and bioactivation of chemotherapeutic drugs, respectively. In this study, 243 patients treated with FEC/FAC/methotrexate chemotherapy regimen were recruited and followed up for toxicity (NCI-CTCAE ver....
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