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CYP2C19 polymorphism is a major predictor of treatment failure in white patients by use of lansoprazole-based quadruple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2004
Schwab Matthias, Schaeffeler Elke, Klotz Ulrich, Treiber Gerhard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Proton pump inhibitors, metabolized by the polymorphic enzyme cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19, are essential drugs for Helicobacter pylori eradication. It was reported that patients with CYP2C19 wild type in Asia had lower eradication rates. This study tests the hypothesis that CYP2C19 wild...
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