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Phenotype-genotype analysis of CYP2C19 in Colombian mestizo individuals.
BMC clinical pharmacology - 11 Jul 2007
Isaza Carlos, Henao Julieta, Martínez José H Isaza, Sepúlveda Arias Juan C, Beltrán Leonardo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Omeprazole is metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 enzyme to 5-hydroxyomeprazole. CYP2C19 exhibits genetic polymorphisms responsible for the presence of poor metabolizers (PMs), intermediate metabolizers (IMs) and extensive metabolizers (EMs). The defective mutations of the enzyme and their frequencies change between different ethnic groups; however, the polymorphism of the CYP2C19...
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