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Challenges in CYP2D6 phenotype assignment from genotype data: a critical assessment and call for standardization.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Feb 2014
Hicks J Kevin, Swen Jesse J, Gaedigk Andrea
Abstract excerpt
The cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme contributes to the metabolism and/or bioactivation of approximately 25% of clinically used drugs. The CYP2D6 gene locus is highly polymorphic and complex, and variants within this gene locus affect CYP2D6 enzymatic function resulting in a wide range of metabolic activity from little to no activity to ultrarapid metabolism. For many of the drugs metabolized by CYP2D6, the...
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