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Impact of pharmacogenomics upon the therapeutic response to etanercept in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Expert opinion on drug safety - 1 Oct 2017
Murdaca Giuseppe, Negrini Simone, Magnani Ottavia, Penza Elena, Pellecchio Marco, Puppo Francesco
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INTRODUCTION: TNF-α inhibitors have demonstrated efficacy both as monotherapy and in combination with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the treatment of chronic inflammatory immune-mediated diseases. Etanercept is a decoy receptor" for TNF-α and it is composed of two p75 TNF-α receptors fused to human IgG1. Areas covered: We discuss the potential role of pharmacogenetics in predicting the...
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