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TPMT, COMT and ACYP2 genetic variants in paediatric cancer patients with cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jun 2017
Thiesen Signe, Yin Peng, Jorgensen Andrea L, Zhang Jieying Eunice, Manzo Valentina, McEvoy Laurence, Barton Christopher, Picton Susan, Bailey Simon, Brock Penelope, Vyas Harish, Walker David, Makin Guy, Bandi Srinivas, Pizer Barry, Hawcutt Daniel B, Pirmohamed Munir
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Cisplatin ototoxicity affects 42-88% of treated children. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and AYCP2 genetic variants have been associated with ototoxicity, but the findings have been contradictory. The aims of the study were as follows: (a) to investigate these associations in a carefully phenotyped cohort of UK children and (b) to perform a systematic review...
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