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The African-specific CYP2D617 allele encodes an enzyme with changed substrate specificity.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2002
Wennerholm Agneta, Dandara Collet, Sayi Jane, Svensson Jan-Olov, Abdi Yakoub Aden, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus, Bertilsson Leif, Hasler Julia, Gustafsson Lars L
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OBJECTIVE: The effects of the CYP2D6*17 and *29 alleles on substrate specificity and enzyme activity were studied by correlating CYP2D6 genotype to phenotype with 4 probe drugs (codeine, debrisoquine, dextromethorphan, metoprolol) in black Tanzanians and white Swedes. METHODS: The black Tanzanian subjects represented the following 6 genotypic groups: A, (CYP2D6*1 or *2)/(*1 or *2) (n = 13); B, CYP2D6*17 /*17 (n =...
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