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Efavirenz-induced neurological symptoms in rare homozygote CYP2B6 *2/*2 (C64T).
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Aug 2007
Usami Osamu, Ashino Yugo, Komaki Yuichi, Tomaki Masafumi, Irokawa Toshiya, Tamada Tsutomu, Hayashida Tsunefusa, Teruya Katsuji, Hattori Toshio
Abstract excerpt
Some of the HIV-1-infected patients who were given highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) including efavirenz (EFV) presented adverse central nervous system (CNS) symptoms such as fatigue and insomnia. The incidence of adverse CNS symptoms is associated with hepatic cytochrome P450 isozymes (CYP2B6) polymorphisms. For example, CYP2B6 *6 (G516T and A785G) and *7 (G516T, A785G and C1459T) prolonged the EFV...
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