Altered metabolism of daunorubicin and doxorubicin by genetic variants of human aldo-keto and carbonyl reductases

The anthracyclines, doxorubicin (DOX) and daunorubicin (DAUN) are commonly used to treat a variety of cancers. Their use is associated with life-threatening adverse events, especially chronic cardiotoxicity, in some patients. There may be a genetic basis for this variation, arising from altered me...

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Main Author: Bains, Onkar Singh
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29557