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Relationship between interindividual differences in nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6 genetic polymorphism in humans.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2001
Nakajima M, Kwon J T, Tanaka N, Zenta T, Yamamoto Y, Yamamoto H, Yamazaki H, Yamamoto T, Kuroiwa Y, Yokoi T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nicotine is mainly metabolized to cotinine by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6. Previously, we found that the CYP2A6 gene was deleted homozygously in one subject who was deficient in cotinine formation from nicotine. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to clarify the relationship between interindividual differences in nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6 genetic polymorphism. METHODS: Nicotine was administered to 92...
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