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Clinical consequences of cytochrome P450 2C9 polymorphisms.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2005
Kirchheiner Julia, Brockmöller Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
The gene coding for the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme 2C9 (CYP2C9) carries numerous inherited polymorphisms. Those coding for R144C (*2) and I359L (*3) amino acid substitutions have both significant functional effects and appreciable high population frequencies, and their in vivo consequences have been studied in humans with regard to drug metabolism. This review summarizes present knowledge about the...
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