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Functional characterization of wild-type and 49 CYP2D6 allelic variants for N-desmethyltamoxifen 4-hydroxylation activity.
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics - 1 Jan 2014
Muroi Yuka, Saito Takahiro, Takahashi Masamitsu, Sakuyama Kanako, Niinuma Yui, Ito Miyabi, Tsukada Chiharu, Ohta Kiminori, Endo Yasuyuki, Oda Akifumi, Hirasawa Noriyasu, Hiratsuka Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variations in cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) contribute to interindividual variability in the metabolism of clinically used drugs, e.g., tamoxifen. CYP2D6 is genetically polymorphic and is associated with large interindividual variations in therapeutic efficacy and drug toxicity. In this study, we performed an in vitro analysis of 50 allelic variants of CYP2D6 proteins. Wild-type CYP2D6.1 and 49 variants...
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