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Glutathione S-transferase M1 null genotype as a risk factor for carbamazepine-induced mild hepatotoxicity.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 May 2007
Ueda Kentaro, Ishitsu Takateru, Seo Takayuki, Ueda Nao, Murata Tsukasa, Hori Masaharu, Nakagawa Kazuko
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UNLABELLED: The aim of this study is to verify whether the combination of glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 null and GSTT1 null genotypes, which is a candidate genetic risk factor for troglitazone-induced liver failure, is common to that for the carbamazepine-induced mild hepatotoxicity. PATIENTS & METHODS: The genotypes of GSTM1 and GSTT1, and microsomal epoxide hydrolase-3 and -4, were determined in 192...
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