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High prevalence of CYP2A6*4 and CYP2A6*9 alleles detected among a Malaysian population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 May 2009
Yusof Wardah, Gan Siew Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CYP2A6 gene encodes the principal enzyme involved in the metabolism of many drugs including artesunate. We developed a simplified duplex nested PCR method for the detection of the CYP2A61B, CYP2A62, CYP2A64, CYP2A67, CYP2A68 and CYP2A69 variant alleles highly prevalent among Malaysian population. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood of patients treated with artesunate by using a DNA...
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