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Loss-of-function CYP2C9 variants improve therapeutic response to sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: a Go-DARTS study.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2010
Zhou K, Donnelly L, Burch L, Tavendale R, Doney A S F, Leese G, Hattersley A T, McCarthy M I, Morris A D, Lang C C, Palmer C N A, Pearson E R
Abstract excerpt
Sulfonylureas are metabolized mainly by the cytochrome p450 2C9 (CYP2C9) enzyme. Two CYP2C9 variants--*2 (Arg144Cys) and *3 (Ile359Leu)--are associated with reduced enzyme activity and impaired substrate metabolism. We identified 1,073 incident users of sulfonylureas in Tayside, Scotland, and ass...
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