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Quantitative assessment of the effect of cytochrome P450 2C9 gene polymorphism and colorectal cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhao Yuan, Han Yusong, Zhang Liang, Wang Yichao, Ma Yushui, Zhang Feng, Fu Da, Wang Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
CYP2C9 enzyme activity is involved in the metabolism of substances related to colorectal cancer (CRC), and it is functionally linked to a genetic polymorphism. Two allelic variants of the CYP2C9 gene, namely CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3, differ from wild-type CYP2C9*1 by single amino acid substitutions. These mutated alleles encode enzymes with altered properties that are associated with impaired metabolism. In the past...
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