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C1236T polymorphism in MDR1 gene correlates with therapeutic response to imatinib mesylate in Indian patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia.
The National medical journal of India - 1 Jan 2000
Chhikara Sunita, Sazawal Sudha, Mishra Pravas, Chaubey Rekha, Mahapatra Manoranjan, Saxena Renu
Abstract excerpt
Patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia show an excellent response to treatment with imatinib. However, in some patients, the disease is resistant to imatinib. This resistance may be related to the presence of genetic variations on the drug's pharmacokinetics and metabolism. We therefore studied three polymorphisms (C1236T, G2677T and C3435T) in the human multidrug-resistance gene (MDR1) in 86 patients with...
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