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Urinary elimination of coproporphyrins is dependent on ABCC2 polymorphisms and represents a potential biomarker of MRP2 activity in humans.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology - 1 Jan 2011
Benz-de Bretagne Isabelle, Respaud Renaud, Vourc'h Patrick, Halimi Jean-Michel, Caille Agnès, Hulot Jean-Sébastien, Andres Christian R, Le Guellec Chantal
Abstract excerpt
MRP2 encoded by ABCC2 gene is involved in the secretion of numerous drugs and endogenous substrates. Patients with Dubin-Johnson syndrome due to mutation in ABCC2 gene have elevated urinary coproporphyrin ratio (UCP I/(I + III)). Here we investigated whether this ratio could serve as a biomarker...
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