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Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) G516T influences nevirapine plasma concentrations in HIV-infected patients in Uganda.
HIV medicine - 1 Mar 2007
Penzak S R, Kabuye G, Mugyenyi P, Mbamanya F, Natarajan V, Alfaro R M, Kityo C, Formentini E, Masur H
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OBJECTIVES: Polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B6 gene have been shown to influence nevirapine plasma concentrations in HIV-infected European Caucasians. Although nevirapine is used extensively in Africa, the influence of CYP2B6 genotype on nevirapine exposure has not been assessed in this population. We aimed to determine the influence of CYP2B6 genotype at position 516 on nevirapine trough...
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