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Genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 enzymes 2C9 and 2C19 in a healthy Iranian population.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Jan 2000
Zand Negin, Tajik Nader, Moghaddam Alireza Salek, Milanian Iraj
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1. The genetically polymorphic cytochrome P450 enzymes 2C9 (CYP2C9) and 2C19 (CYP2C19) are involved in the metabolism and elimination of a number of widely used drugs. The polymorphisms give rise to substantial interindividual and interethnic variability in drug excretion rates and final serum concentrations. For this reason, therapeutic responses and adverse drug reactions may vary from one person to another. In...
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