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Impact of CYP1A1, GSTP1 and XRCC1 genes polymorphisms on toxicity and response to chemotherapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute - 1 Sept 2017
Abo-Bakr Asmaa, Mossallam Ghada, El Azhary Nevin, Hafez Hanafy, Badawy Ragia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy. The interindividual genetic variations in drug metabolizing enzymes and DNA repair genes influence the efficacy and toxicity of numerous chemotherapeutic drugs affecting the treatment outcome. AIM OF THE WORK: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of drug metabolizing CYP1, GSTP1 and DNA repair (XRCC1) genes...
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