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Cytochrome P450 2A6 phenotyping based on dietary caffeine intake in a Japanese population of non-smokers.
Drug metabolism letters - 1 Jun 2012
Kimura Miyuki, Shimizu Makiko, Kiyotani Kazuma, Nakagawa Kazuko, Kamataki Tetsuya, Yamazaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Phenotyping of cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) was determined by assessing urinary caffeine metabolites in a Japanese population with a high frequency of CYP2A6 whole-gene deletion (CYP2A6*4). The levels of 1,7-dimethyluric acid (17U), 1-methylxanthine (1X), and 1,7-dimethylxanthine (17X) were measured in non-smokers whose CYP2A6 and NAT2 genotypes had been determined. Low 17U/1X ratios were observed in accumulated...
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