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Genetic polymorphism of CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 in east- and southern African populations including psychiatric patients.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Apr 2001
Dandara C, Masimirembwa C M, Magimba A, Sayi J, Kaaya S, Sommers D K, Snyman J R, Hasler J A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The study was carried out to investigate the distribution of cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and CYP2C19 genotype frequencies in three African populations and to compare these frequencies between healthy individuals and psychiatric patients. METHODS: Three hundred and eighty-four subjects from South Africa (Venda), Tanzania, and Zimbabwe who consented to the study were genotyped for CYP2D6 (CYP2D6*1, *2,...
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