Thymidylate synthase gene in pharmacogenetics

Current Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-147

  Kawakami, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti metabolite; Cancer chemotherapy; Gene polymorphism; Pharmacogenetics; Thymidylate synthase

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); OXALIPLATIN; PEMETREXED; RALTITREXED; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ALLELE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 3042661971     PISSN: 15701603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570160043377628     Document Type: Review

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