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Genetic polymorphisms of flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO).
Drug metabolism reviews - 1 Aug 2002
Krueger Sharon K, Williams David E, Yueh Mei-Fei, Martin Sarah R, Hines Ronald N, Raucy Judy L, Dolphin Colin T, Shephard Elizabeth A, Phillips Ian R
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) exists as six gene families and metabolizes a plethora of drugs and xenobiotics. The major FMO in adult human liver, FMO3, is responsible for trimethylamine (TMA) N-oxygenation. A number of FMO3 mutant alleles have been described and associated with a disease termed trimethylaminuria (TMAU). The TMAU patient excretes large amounts of TMA in urine and sweat. A more...
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