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Direct and rapid genotyping of SLCO1B1 388A>G and 521T>C in human blood specimens using the SmartAmp-2 method.
The AAPS journal - 1 Apr 2013
Yoshida Kenta, Takano Junichi, Ishizu Yuri, Lezhava Alexander, Ieiri Ichiro, Maeda Kazuya, Hayashizaki Yoshihide, Sugiyama Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
Organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1, encoded by the solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 (SLCO1B1) gene, mediates the active uptake of various organic anions into hepatocytes and determines their hepatic clearances as the first step in the detoxification pathway. Previous reports indicated that alterations in its function by drug-drug interactions or genetic polymorphisms...
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