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Comprehensive evaluation of variability in nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6 polymorphic alleles in four ethnic populations.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2006
Nakajima Miki, Fukami Tatsuki, Yamanaka Hiroyuki, Higashi Eriko, Sakai Haruko, Yoshida Ryoko, Kwon Jun-Tack, McLeod Howard L, Yokoi Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A6 metabolizes nicotine to cotinine and is a possible modulator of nicotine addiction. Quantitative and qualitative differences in nicotine addiction have been observed between ethnic groups. However, there are few data on the ethnic influences of the CYP2A6-nicotine metabolism relationship, particularly with regard to black subjects. We determined the nicotine metabolism and CYP2A6...
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