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Tacrolimus dosing in adult lung transplant patients is related to cytochrome P4503A5 gene polymorphism.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Feb 2004
Zheng HongXia, Zeevi Adriana, Schuetz Erin, Lamba Jatinder, McCurry Kenneth, Griffith Bartley P, Webber Steven, Ristich Julianne, Dauber James, Iacono Aldo, Grgurich Wayne, Zaldonis Diana, McDade Kevin, Zhang Jiong, Burckart Gilbert J
Abstract excerpt
Tacrolimus is a potent immunosuppressive agent used in lung transplantation and is a substrate for both P-glycoprotein (P-gp, encoded by the gene MDR1) and cytochrome (CYP) P4503A. A previous study by the authors identified a correlation between the tacrolimus blood level per dose with CYP3A5 and MDR1 gene polymorphisms in pediatric heart transplant patients. The objective of this study was to confirm the...
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