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Hispanic ethnicity and the rs4880 variant in SOD2 are associated with elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin levels in children receiving asparaginase-containing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Jun 2022
Wu Sharon, Wang Mengxi, Alqahtani Amani, Lou Mimi, Stock Wendy, Bhojwani Deepa, Alachkar Houda
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Asparaginase is an integral component of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)3 treatment. Hepatotoxicity related to asparaginase is one of the most common treatment-related toxicities in ALL therapy. Hispanic children are at higher risk of developing ALL, and toxicities from ALL therapy. The rs4880 variant in the superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2)4 gene, a critical mitochondrial enzyme that protects cells against...
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