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Hydroxylation index of omeprazole in relation to CYP2C19 polymorphism and sex in a healthy Iranian population.
Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences - 11 Dec 2014
Payan Maryam, Rouini Mohammad Reza, Tajik Nader, Ghahremani Mohammad Hossein, Tahvilian Reza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphism of CYP2C19 gene is one of the important factors in pharmacokinetics of CYP2C19 substrates. Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which is mainly metabolized by cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19). The aim of present study was to assess omeprazole hydroxylation index as a measure of CYP2C19 activity considering new variant allele (CYP2C19*17) in Iranian population and also to see if this...
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