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Methotrexate pharmacokinetic genetic variants are associated with outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jan 2016
Moya Patricia, Salazar Juliana, Arranz María Jesús, Díaz-Torné César, del Río Elisabeth, Casademont Jordi, Corominas Hèctor, Baiget Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most used drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) although outcome differs among patients. AIM: To evaluate whether polymorphisms in pharmacokinetic genes are associated with outcome in RA patients receiving MTX. PATIENTS & METHODS: We analyzed 28 SNPs in SLC19A1/RFC1, ABCB1, FPGS and GGH genes. RESULTS: We studied 194 RA patients receiving MTX monotherapy. Two...
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