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Design and implementation of a novel pharmacogenetic assay for the identification of the CYP2D6*10 genetic variant.
BMC research notes - 16 Mar 2022
Ranadeva Nadeeka Dimuthu Kumari, Sirisena Nirmala Dushyanthi, Wetthasinghe Tithila Kalum, Noordeen Nafeesa, Dissanayake Vajira Harshadeva Weerabaddana
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OBJECTIVES: Tamoxifen is considered to be the most widely used adjuvant therapy for hormone receptor positive breast cancer in premenopausal women. However, it is reported that nearly 30% of patients receiving tamoxifen therapy have shown reduced or no benefits. This may be due to the high inter-individual variations in the CYP2D6 gene that is involved in tamoxifen metabolism. The CYP2D6*10 gene variant...
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