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MDR1 gene polymorphism in allogeenic kidney transplant patients with tremor.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2000
Kotrych Katarzyna, Domański Leszek, Górnik Wanda, Droździk Marek
Abstract excerpt
P-glycoprotein (P-gp), an ATP-dependent efflux pump, is a membrane protein encoded by MDR1 gene, which demonstrates functional polymorphism. It is present in endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier. P-gp pays a role in transmembrane transport of various xenobiotics, thus limiting their accumulation in the central nervous system. Cyclosporine A which is used as an immunosuppressive drug in patients with...
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