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Lower frequency of CYP2C9*2 in Mexican-Americans compared to Spaniards.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Jan 2004
LLerena A, Dorado P, O'Kirwan F, Jepson R, Licinio J, Wong M-L
Abstract excerpt
Interethnic differences in cytochrome P450 polymorphism might be responsible, at least in part, for the variations in drug disposition between ethnic groups. Of the various CYP2C9 alleles, CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 have been reported to have altered catalytic activities compared to the wild-type CYP2C9*1. The present study is aimed at analysing the CYP2C9 polymorphism in a Mexican-American compared with a Spanish...
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