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Clinical implications of CYP2D6 genotypes predictive of tamoxifen pharmacokinetics in metastatic breast cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Sept 2007
Lim Hyeong-Seok, Ju Lee Han, Seok Lee Keun, Sook Lee Eun, Jang In-Jin, Ro Jungsil
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PURPOSE: The CYP3A and CYP2D6 enzymes play a major role in converting tamoxifen to its active metabolites. CYP3A is a highly inducible enzyme, regulated mainly by pregnane X receptor (PXR). This study assessed the association between genetic polymorphisms of CYP2D6 and PXR, and tamoxifen pharmaco...
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