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Effect of MDR1 gene polymorphisms on mortality in paraquat intoxicated patients.
Scientific reports - 22 Aug 2016
Kim Hak Jae, Kim Hyung-Ki, Kwon Jun-Tack, Lee Sun-Hyo, El Park Sam, Gil Hyo-Wook, Song Ho-Yeon, Hong Sae-Yong
Abstract excerpt
Paraquat is a fatal herbicide following acute exposure. Previous studies have suggested that multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) might help remove paraquat from the lungs and the kidney. MDR1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are involved in the pharmacokinetics of many drugs. The purpose of this study was to determine whether MDR1 SNPs were associated with the mortality in paraquat intoxicated patients....
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