Analysis of the CYP2D6 gene polymorphism and enzyme activity in African-Americans in southern California.

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Despite its importance in drug metabolism and disease susceptibility, CYP2D6 activity and genetic polymorphism have rarely been investigated in African-American populations. In order to bridge this gap, we examined the genotype and phenotype of the enzyme in 154 African-American (AA) and 143 Caucasian (C) normal volunteers. AAs are significantly more likely to possess *17 and *5, but less likely to have *4....

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