Article
Influence of CYP3A5 gene polymorphisms of donor rather than recipient to tacrolimus individual dose requirement in liver transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Jan 2006
Yu Songfeng, Wu Lihua, Jin Jing, Yan Sheng, Jiang Guoping, Xie Haiyang, Zheng Shusen
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Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus is a widely used immunosuppressant in organ transplantation, but it is characterized by a narrow therapeutic index and high interindividual variations of its pharmacokinetics. Tacrolimus is a substrate for CYP3A. It has been conjectured that CYP3A5 polymorphism is associated with tacrolimus pharmacokinetic variations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contribution of...
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- Adult
- Aged
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Genotype
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
