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Genetic variation in carboxylesterase genes and susceptibility to isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Dec 2010
Yamada S, Richardson K, Tang M, Halaschek-Wiener J, Cook V J, Fitzgerald J M, Elwood K, Marra F, Brooks-Wilson A
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) generally includes isoniazid (INH), a drug that can cause serious hepatotoxicity. Carboxylesterases (CES) are important in the metabolism of a variety of substrates, including xenobiotics. We hypothesized that genetic variation in CES genes expressed in the liver could affect INH-induced hepatotoxicity. Three CES genes are known to be expressed in human liver:...
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