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CYP3A5 genotype predicts renal CYP3A activity and blood pressure in healthy adults.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Sept 2003
Givens Raymond C, Lin Yvonne S, Dowling Amy L S, Thummel Kenneth E, Lamba Jatinder K, Schuetz Erin G, Stewart Paul W, Watkins Paul B
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A single-nucleotide polymorphism (A6986G) in the cytochrome p-450 3A5 (CYP3A5) gene distinguishes an expressor (*1) and a reduced-expressor (*3) allele and largely predicts CYP3A5 content in liver and intestine. CYP3A5 is the prevailing CYP3A isoform in kidney. We report that, among renal microsomes from 21 organ donors, those from *1/*3 individuals had at least eightfold higher mean kidney microsomal CYP3A5...
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