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Polymorphisms of ABCB1, CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 Genes in Ovarian Cancer and Treatment Response in Poles.
Anticancer research - 1 Mar 2018
Fiszer-Maliszewska Łucja, Łaczmański Łukasz, Dolińska Aneta, Jagas Maria, Kołodziejska Ewelina, Jankowska Magdalena, Kuśnierczyk Piotr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Ovarian cancer is a lethal gynecological malignancy, with 5-year survival of only about one third of patients. The ABCB1 gene encodes the P-glycoprotein which is one of the multidrug efflux pumps. Its decreased activity may result in multidrug resistance of cancer cells. Drug-metabolizing enzymes Cyp3A4 and Cyp3A5 may affect success of chemotherapy. In this study we attempted to examine the...
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