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Characterization of the novel defective CYP2C9*24 allele.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Jun 2007
Herman Darja, Dolzan Vita, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus
Abstract excerpt
CYP2C9 is one of the major drug-metabolizing enzymes, and it is involved in the oxidative metabolism of approximately 10% of clinically important drugs, among which some, such as the anticoagulant warfarin, have a narrow therapeutic index. The human CYP2C9 gene is highly polymorphic. We found a new sequence variation in exon 7 of the CYP2C9 gene (1060G>A) resulting in a substitution of acidic amino acid glutamate...
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