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Effect of CYP3A5 polymorphism on tacrolimus metabolic clearance in vitro.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 May 2006
Dai Yang, Hebert Mary F, Isoherranen Nina, Davis Connie L, Marsh Christopher, Shen Danny D, Thummel Kenneth E
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Previous investigations of solid organ transplant patients treated with tacrolimus showed that individuals carrying a CYP3A5*1 allele have lower dose-adjusted trough blood concentrations compared with homozygous CYP3A5*3 individuals. The objective of this investigation was to quantify the contribution of CYP3A5 to the hepatic and renal metabolic clearance of tacrolimus. Four primary tacrolimus metabolites,...
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