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New CYP2A6 gene deletion and conversion variants in a population of Black African descent.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Feb 2010
Mwenifumbo Jill C, Zhou Qian, Benowitz Neal L, Sellers Edward M, Tyndale Rachel F
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AIMS: Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) is a human enzyme best known for metabolizing nicotine and nitrosamine precarcinogens. Our aim was to discover and characterize new CYP2A6 alleles in a population of Black African descent. MATERIALS & METHODS: We used cloning, sequencing and genotyping of genomi...
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