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SAMHD1 single nucleotide polymorphisms impact outcome in children with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood advances - 13 Jun 2023
Marrero Richard J, Cao Xueyuan, Wu Huiyun, Elsayed Abdelrahman H, Klco Jeffery M, Ribeiro Raul C, Rubnitz Jeffrey E, Ma Xiaotu, Meshinchi Soheil, Aplenc Richard, Kolb E Anders, Ries Rhonda E, Alonzo Todd A, Pounds Stanley B, Lamba Jatinder K
Abstract excerpt
Cytarabine arabinoside (Ara-C) has been the cornerstone of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) chemotherapy for decades. After cellular uptake, it is phosphorylated into its active triphosphate form (Ara-CTP), which primarily exerts its cytotoxic effects by inhibiting DNA synthesis in proliferating cells. Interpatient variation in the enzymes involved in the Ara-C metabolic pathway has been shown to affect intracellular...
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