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This study was supported by a grant from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF).
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DA conceived the study, performed experiments, analyzed and interpreted the data. AL performed neurological assessments in patients and provided blood samples. RS and ES performed allelic discrimination of BDNF. HG recruited patients for the study. BG, HG, and AB advised the study and helped interpret the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Azoulay, D., Leibovici, A., Sharoni, R. et al. Association between Met-BDNF allele and vulnerability to paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 153, 703–704 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-015-3546-5
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