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Lack of an effect of CYP3A4 and MDR1 gene polymorphisms on colchicine pharmacogenetics in the treatment of Familial Mediterranean fever.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 24 Jan 2013
Dogruer D, Tug E, Bes C, Soy M
Abstract excerpt
The P-gp/MDR1 multidrug transporter mediates detoxification of numerous drugs, including colchicine, and CYP3A4 is key to the biotransformation of colchicine. We investigated the effects of CYP3A4 and P-gp/MDR1 polymorphisms on bioavailability of colchicine in patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Forty-eight Turkish patients with FMF treated with colchicine were genotyped for 3435C>T, (-)1A>G, 61A>G,...
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