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Identification of a null allele of CYP2C9 in an African-American exhibiting toxicity to phenytoin.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Dec 2001
Kidd R S, Curry T B, Gallagher S, Edeki T, Blaisdell J, Goldstein J A
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Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 is the principal enzyme responsible for the metabolism of numerous clinically important drugs. Two polymorphic alleles CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 have been documented which affect the metabolism and clinical toxicity of drugs such as phenytoin, warfarin, glipizide, and tolbut...
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