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CYP2C polymorphisms, phenytoin metabolism and gingival overgrowth in epileptic subjects.
Life sciences - 2 Jan 2004
Soga Yoshihiko, Nishimura Fusanori, Ohtsuka Yoko, Araki Hiroaki, Iwamoto Yoshihiro, Naruishi Hisa, Shiomi Nobuyuki, Kobayashi Yoshitomo, Takashiba Shogo, Shimizu Kenji, Gomita Yutaka, Oka Eiji
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies suggested that the onset of phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth depended on serum phenytoin concentration. Cytochrome P450 2C (CYP2C) plays an important role in phenytoin metabolism. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding region of CYP 2C influencing phenytoin...
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