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Shared regulation of UGT1A7 by hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF) 1alpha and HNF4alpha.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Jul 2010
Ehmer Ursula, Kalthoff Sandra, Lankisch Tim O, Freiberg Nicole, Manns Michael P, Strassburg Christian P
Abstract excerpt
Substrates for glucuronidation include endogenous and xenobiotic compounds such as environmental carcinogens and drugs, as well as the chemotherapeutic agent irinotecan. The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A7 gene is expressed in the upper gastrointestinal tract and the lung but is not expressed in the liver. The transcriptional regulation of UGT1A7 and the putative influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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