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Genetic polymorphisms in MDR1 and CYP3A4 genes in Asians and the influence of MDR1 haplotypes on cyclosporin disposition in heart transplant recipients.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Feb 2003
Chowbay Balram, Cumaraswamy Sivathasan, Cheung Yin Bun, Zhou Qingyu, Lee Edmund J D
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) both play a vital role in the metabolism of oral cyclosporine (CsA). We investigated the genetic polymorphisms in CYP3A4(promoter region and exons 5, 7 and 9) and MDR1 (exons 12, 21 and 26) genes and the impact of these polymorphis...
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