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CYP2C19 genotype-related efficacy of omeprazole for the treatment of infection caused by Helicobacter pylori.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Nov 1999
Tanigawara Y, Aoyama N, Kita T, Shirakawa K, Komada F, Kasuga M, Okumura K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Omeprazole is used for the treatment of infection caused by Helicobacter pylori, and it is metabolized by the polymorphic cytochrome P4502C19 (CYP2C19). We have found that the anti-H pylori efficacy by the combination of omeprazole and antibiotics is related to the CYP2C19 genotype. METHODS: One hundred eight patients with cultured H pylori-positive gastritis or peptic ulcer were treated with three...
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