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CYP2B6 genotype is a strong predictor of systemic exposure to efavirenz in HIV-infected Zimbabweans.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Mar 2012
Maimbo Milimo, Kiyotani Kazuma, Mushiroda Taisei, Masimirembwa Collen, Nakamura Yusuke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Efavirenz, an antiretroviral medicine, is extensively metabolized by cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6), UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7), and CYP2A6. In this study, we investigated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes with plasma efavirenz levels in Zimbabwean human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients treated with efavirenz. METHODS: The exon regions of...
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