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MDR1 pharmacogenetics: frequency of the C3435T mutation in exon 26 is significantly influenced by ethnicity.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Apr 2001
Ameyaw M M, Regateiro F, Li T, Liu X, Tariq M, Mobarek A, Thornton N, Folayan G O, Githang'a J, Indalo A, Ofori-Adjei D, Price-Evans D A, McLeod H L
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P-glycoprotein (PGP), the product of the multidrug resistance gene (MDR1), acts as an energy-dependent efflux pump that exports its substrates out of the cell. PGP expression is an important factor regulating absorption of a wide variety of medications. It has also been associated with intrinsic and acquired cross resistance to a number of structurally unrelated anticancer drugs. A single nucleotide polymorphism...
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