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CYP3A5*1/*3 genotype influences the blood concentration of tacrolimus in response to metabolic inhibition by ketoconazole.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jun 2009
Chandel Nirupama, Aggarwal Pardeep K, Minz Mukut, Sakhuja Vinay, Kohli Krishan K, Jha Vivekanand
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OBJECTIVES: Ketoconazole retards metabolic degradation of tacrolimus through its effect on the cytochrome P-450 enzyme system and allows reduction in treatment costs. Enzyme activity is determined by a single nucleotide polymorphism (*1/*3) in the CYP3A5 gene. METHODS: We prospectively investigat...
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