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3'-UTR polymorphism in the human CYP2A6 gene affects mRNA stability and enzyme expression.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 10 Feb 2006
Wang Jue, Pitarque Mariá, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) is the major nicotine C-oxidase in human and participates in the metabolism of drugs and precarcinogens. The CYP2A6 gene is highly polymorphic and more than 22 different alleles have been described. We here focused on the polymorphism in the 3'-UTR region, in particul...
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