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Association of CYP2C9 polymorphisms with phenytoin toxicity in Indian patients.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Thakkar Akanksha N, Bendkhale Shital R, Taur Santosh R, Gogtay Nithya J, Thatte Urmila M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2C9 can lead to wide inter-individual variations in drug metabolism. Decreased metabolism leads to higher plasma levels, causing adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Polymorphic alleles CYP2C9 FNx01 2 and CYP2C9 FNx01 3 occur in the Indian population and this may serve as the basis for using genotyping as a tool to predict phenytoin toxicity. AIMS: To evaluate the association...
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