Article
DNA methylation and personalized medicine.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Dec 2014
Tang J, Xiong Y, Zhou H-H, Chen X-P
Abstract excerpt
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Variation in the expression of drug-response-related genes contributes significantly to interindividual differences in drug response. DNA methylation is one of the most common epigenetic modifications that control gene expression. DNA methylation may occur in genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), drug transporters and drug targets, and can thereby alter the pharmacokinetics...
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