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Potential inhibition of alkylating agent metabolism by fluconazole

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  1. Department of Child Health, The Medical School, Framlington Place, NE2 4HH, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    S. M. Yule & A. D. J. Pearson

  2. Pharmacogenetics Research Unit, The Medical School, Framlington Place, NE2 4HH, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    D. Walker & J. R. Idle

  3. Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Ninane

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Yule, S.M., Walker, D., Pearson, A.D.J. et al. Potential inhibition of alkylating agent metabolism by fluconazole. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 13, 1086–1087 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02111837

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