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[Genetic polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing enzymes].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jan 2002
Saruwatari Junji, Nakagawa Kazuko, Ishizaki Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing enzymes are responsible for interindividual differences in the disposition of numerous drugs. The poor metabolizers (PMs) are derived from mutant alleles of cytochrome P450 (CYP), and those PMs are more susceptible to the development of adverse drug reactions, when the parent drug is pharmacologically active, or are showing a lack of therapeutic efficacy, when a prodrug...
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