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Pheno- or genotype for the CYP2C19 drug metabolism polymorphism: the influence of disease.
Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society - 1 Jan 2008
Helsby Nuala A
Abstract excerpt
A genotyping approach for pharmacogenes such as CYP2C19 is often advocated to "personalise therapy", since individuals with the homozygous null allele genotype are poor metabolisers (PM) of many drugs. The genotype-phenotype relationship is a validated approach for S-mephenytoin, proguanil and omeprazole in young, healthy populations. However, this relationship may not be valid in patients with diseases such as...
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