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Two CES1 gene mutations lead to dysfunctional carboxylesterase 1 activity in man: clinical significance and molecular basis.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Zhu Hao-Jie, Patrick Kennerly S, Yuan Hong-Jie, Wang Jun-Sheng, Donovan Jennifer L, DeVane C Lindsay, Malcolm Robert, Johnson Julie A, Youngblood Geri L, Sweet Douglas H, Langaee Taimour Y, Markowitz John S
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The human carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) gene encodes for the enzyme carboxylesterase 1, a serine esterase governing both metabolic deactivation and activation of numerous therapeutic agents. During the course of a study of the pharmacokinetics of the methyl ester racemic psychostimulant methylphenidate, profoundly elevated methylphenidate plasma concentrations, unprecedented distortions in isomer disposition, and...
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