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Genotyping cytochrome P450 3A5 using the Light Cycler.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Sept 2005
Fredericks Salim, Moreton Michelle, MacPhee Iain A M, Mohamed Maha, Marlowe Sharon, Jorga AnaMaria, Johnston Atholl, Carter Nicholas D, Holt David W
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5) is involved in the biotransformation of many orally administered drugs, some of which are dose optimized using therapeutic drug monitoring. The CYP3A5 gene exhibits variable inter-individual expression, which is related to a single-nucleotide polymorphism. Producers of the enzyme possess at least one CYP3A5*1 allele. Knowledge of patients' CYP3A5 genotype, in conjunction with...
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