Article
Association between tacrolimus concentration and genetic polymorphisms of CYP3A5 and ABCB1 during the early stage after liver transplant in an Iranian population.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Feb 2012
Rahsaz Marjan, Azarpira Negar, Nikeghbalian Saman, Aghdaie Mahdokht H, Geramizadeh Bita, Moini Maryam, Banihashemi Mehrzad, Darai Masumeh, Malekpour Zahra, Malekhosseini Seid Ali
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Tacrolimus is widely used as an immunosuppressive drug in liver transplant recipients with a narrow therapeutic range and variable individualized pharmacokinetics. Tacrolimus is a substrate of cytochrome P-450 3A enzyme and the drug transporter, P-glycoprotein. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We determined the genotypic frequencies of cytochrome P-4503A5 (rs776746), and ABCB1 (rs1045642), single nucleotide...
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