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May 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” In this study, a case of a young Chinese female with a specific NUDT15 genetic variant experienced severe azathioprine-induced myelosuppression and alopecia while treating systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the need for routine blood monitoring during treatment to manage AZA intolerance associated with genetic factors.
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January 2014 in “Asian Journal of Chemistry” This study identified the structures of cyclohexyl and phenyl analog impurities in finasteride using HPLC and spectral analysis.
11 citations
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July 2014 in “Clinical Rheumatology” This study found that Chinese female patients with systemic autoimmune diseases treated intravenously with cyclophosphamide were more likely to experience gastrointestinal discomfort, myelosuppression, and alopecia.
August 2013 in “Hospital Pharmacy” This article discusses the importance of recognizing adverse drug reactions, methods of prevention, and encourages reporting them to the FDA's MedWatch program; it reports no new results.
1 citations
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January 2003 in “Zhongguo yaoke daxue xuebao” This study determined that finasteride test and reference tablets are bioequivalent in human participants, as no significant differences were found in their pharmacokinetic parameters.
January 2004 in “Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical Remedies” January 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia is mainly caused by enzyme deficiencies, leading to varying symptoms like hormone imbalances and physical changes.
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January 2020 in “Cell Transplantation” This study found that ACE2 and TMPRSS2 genes were more highly expressed in tumors of elderly male cancer patients compared to healthy individuals, with notable differences across age and gender.
45 citations
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September 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that cyclosporin A stimulates growth in cultured murine hair epithelial cells and reduces protein kinase C expression, suggesting that these actions may contribute to its hair-growing effects.
March 2002 in “Clin-Alert” In 2002, various drugs caused serious side effects, including vitamin B12 deficiency, heart issues, blindness, hypersexuality, allergic reactions, blood clotting problems, pupil dilation, capillary leak syndrome, muscle breakdown, hepatitis, skin reactions, and lupus.
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November 2007 in “Molecular and cellular endocrinology” This study identified enzymes responsible for regulating androgen action in the human prostate, suggesting that inhibiting AKR1C2 or RL-HSD may have therapeutic potential in androgen insufficiency or benign prostatic hyperplasia, respectively.
39 citations
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January 1980 in “Dermatology” In this study, cyproterone acetate with ethinyl estradiol effectively treated acne, hirsutism, and alopecia in women, with the highest success in acne and rare side effects similar to estrogen contraceptives.
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September 2021 in “Cureus” This study found that the rs1128977 SNP in the RXRG gene may be linked to altered clinical characteristics such as higher HDL-cholesterol levels and increased body mass index in individuals with dyslipidemia.
February 2018 in “Biophysical Journal” This study found that cyclosporine A can alter lipid bilayer properties and does so at a slower rate, suggesting conformational shifts may facilitate its membrane crossing.
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March 2010 in “Medicine” In this study, researchers found that hepatitis C virus infection is a significant risk factor for sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda, suggesting familial cases might be more prevalent in areas with low hepatitis C infection rates.
46 citations
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August 2006 in “PubMed” In this study, researchers identified and examined males with 17 beta-HSD3 deficiency in a highly inbred Arab population, noting genetic findings and the progression of male characteristics despite being raised as females initially.
5 citations
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January 1994 in “PubMed” This study found that the metabolism of finasteride in rat hepatic microsomes involves key hydroxylation steps, highlighting the role of a novel enzyme in 6 alpha-hydroxylation.
August 2014 in “Acta Crystallographica” This study found that the dissolution profiles of different finasteride polymorphs may affect the quality of finasteride capsules, highlighting the need for polymorphic quality control.
8 citations
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December 2016 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” This study reported a series of eight children with hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets in Tunisia, identifying both common and novel mutations in the vitamin D receptor gene, and noting significant improvement with intravenous calcium treatment in most patients.
January 2005 in “Industrial Catalysis” This study found that regenerating the Pd/C finasteride synthesis catalyst using methanol extraction and nitric acid oxidation achieved a pregnendone conversion of 97.5%.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study assessed pharmacogenomic variants and chemotherapy-related toxicity profiles in Tanzanian children with cancer, reporting notable genetic diversity that may influence toxicity but did not evaluate genotype-toxicity associations.
December 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” In this systematic review, animal studies showed that cytarabine causes multi-organ toxicities, notably neurotoxicity, linked to oxidative stress and other mechanisms, though study quality raises concerns about reliability and translation to human outcomes.
6 citations
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December 2022 in “Journal of Infection” In this study, the ACE1 rs1799752 polymorphism was not found to predispose COVID-19 survivors to long-COVID symptoms, supporting previous findings that ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variants also do not influence post-COVID conditions.
2 citations
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January 1997 in “Principles of Medical Biology” This article reviews the role of enzymatic processes in drug and toxin metabolism, emphasizing their impact on solubility and elimination, without presenting new clinical findings.
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March 1990 in “Archives of Dermatology” This study suggests that cyclosporine may directly affect epithelial cell growth, potentially leading to broader use of its nonimmunosuppressive analogues in treating hyperproliferative epidermal diseases.
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December 1970 in “European journal of endocrinology” This study reports experience treating 140 women with hirsutism and other virilism signs using cyproterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol, focusing on those treated for over five months.
13 citations
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June 2006 in “Fertility and Sterility” This research identified nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency as the most common genetic autosomal recessive disorder in humans, particularly among certain ethnic groups, and found that treatment effectively reverses symptoms within months.
July 2020 in “European urology open science” Methylated gene parts may cause finasteride-resistance in some enlarged prostate patients.
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August 2012 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” A woman's hyperandrogenism was caused by a genetic mutation leading to non-classic adrenogenital syndrome.