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Pharmacogenetics of cyclosporine in children suggests an age-dependent influence of ABCB1 polymorphisms.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Feb 2008
Fanta Samuel, Niemi Mikko, Jönsson Siv, Karlsson Mats O, Holmberg Christer, Neuvonen Pertti J, Hoppu Kalle, Backman Janne T
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether variations in the ABCB1, ABCC2, SLCO1B1, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, or NR1I2 genes are associated with the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in pediatric renal transplant candidates, and whether the effects of these variants are related to age. METHODS: A total of 104 pediatric patients (aged 0.36-16.3 years) were genotyped for 17 putatively functionally significant sequence variations in the...
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