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How and why to screen for CYP2D6 interindividual variability in patients under pharmacological treatments.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Mar 2010
De Gregori Manuela, Allegri Massimo, De Gregori Simona, Garbin Giulia, Tinelli Carmine, Regazzi Mario, Govoni Stefano, Ranzani Guglielmina Nadia
Abstract excerpt
Cytochromes P450 are members of a superfamily of hemoproteins that catalyze a variety of oxidative reactions in the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous hydrophobic substrates. Fifty-eight cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes belonging to 18 families have been identified in human cells; the corresponding genes are highly polymorphic, and genetic variability underlies interindividual differences in drug response....
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