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ABCB1 pharmacogenetics: progress, pitfalls, and promise.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Feb 2007
Chinn L W, Kroetz D L
Abstract excerpt
In 1976, Juliano and Ling(1) reported expression of a 170 kDa protein in colchicine-resistant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that was absent in drug-sensitive cells. Because this protein altered cellular permeability to colchicine, the authors named it P-glycoprotein (P-gp).(1) P-gp overexpression was described in tumor samples and leukemic cells.(2) High homology with bacterial transporters suggested that...
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