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SUBMITTER: Karol SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708673 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seminars in hematology 20200701 3
Inherited genetic variations may alter drug sensitivity in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, predisposing to adverse treatment side effects. In this review, we discuss evidence from children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia to review the available pharmacogenomic data with an emphasis on clinically actionable and emerging discoveries, for example, genetic variants in thiopurine methyltransferase and NUDT15 that alter 6-mercaptopurine dosing. We also highlight the need ...[more]