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Homozygous CYP2B6 *6 (Q172H and K262R) correlates with high plasma efavirenz concentrations in HIV-1 patients treated with standard efavirenz-containing regimens.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 9 Jul 2004
Tsuchiya Kiyoto, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Tachikawa Natsuo, Teruya Katsuji, Kikuchi Yoshimi, Yoshino Munehiro, Kuwahara Takeshi, Shirasaka Takuma, Kimura Satoshi, Oka Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
Efavirenz (EFV) is metabolized by cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) in the liver. We analyzed the genotypes of CYP2B6 and their contribution to plasma EFV concentrations in 35 EFV-treated patients in International Medical Center of Japan. The mean plasma EFV concentration of patients with CYP2B6 *6/*6 (Q172H and K262R) (25.4+/-7.5 microM, +/-SD, n = 2) was significantly higher than that of patients with genotypes *6...
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