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Phenytoin metabolic ratio: a putative marker of CYP2C9 activity in vivo.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Oct 2001
Caraco Y, Muszkat M, Wood A J
Abstract excerpt
CYP2C9 mediates the oxidative metabolism of approximately 10% of drugs, some of which are characterized by a narrow therapeutic index. We aimed to validate genotype method and phenotype methodology, for evaluation of CYP2C9 activity in vivo. Thirty-one healthy subjects (22 male) received a single 300 mg dose of phenytoin. Blood was drawn periodically and urine was collected at intervals for 96 h. Plasma phenytoin...
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