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Tribal ethnicity and CYP2B6 genetics in Ugandan and Zimbabwean populations in the UK: implications for efavirenz dosing in HIV infection.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2010
Jamshidi Y, Moreton M, McKeown D A, Andrews S, Nithiyananthan T, Tinworth L, Holt D W, Sadiq S T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine differences in CYP2B6 loss of function (LoF) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes between Zimbabweans and Ugandans, and within Ugandan populations (Bantu and Nilotic). METHODS: Genetic epidemiological study enrolling adult black African Ugandan and Zimbabwean patients attending a UK HIV-1 clinic, irrespective of antiretroviral therapy status. Genomic DNA was extracted...
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