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Determination of ABCB1 polymorphisms and haplotypes frequencies in a French population.
Fundamental & clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2007
Jeannesson Elise, Albertini Laetitia, Siest Gérard, Gomes Ana-Margarida, Ribeiro Vera, Aslanidis Charalampos, Schmitz Gerd, Visvikis-Siest Sophie
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCB1, or P-glycoprotein, is a transmembrane efflux pump well known for its implication in drug transport and chemoresistance. ABCB1 substrates include either drugs, such as antiretrovirals and immunomodulators, or physiological molecules like phospholipids. Pharmacogenetic analysis of ABCB1 polymorphisms, in addition to other xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes, might help...
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