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Correlation of the UGT1A4 gene polymorphism with serum concentration and therapeutic efficacy of lamotrigine in Han Chinese of Northern China.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2014
Chang Ying, Yang Li-ya, Zhang Meng-Chao, Liu Song-Yan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The pharmacokinetics of lamotrigine (LTG) varies significantly among individuals and particularly among different ethnic groups. This is in part due to the presence of genetic polymorphisms affecting genes that metabolize LTG. UGT1A4 is a major metabolizing enzyme of LTG. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two UGT1A4 gene polymorphisms, UGT1A4 (70C > A) and UGT1A4 (142 T > G), on...
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