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Decreased Activity and Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP2C19 in Behçet's Disease.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology - 1 Oct 2017
Goktas Mustafa Tugrul, Karaca Ragip Ozgur, Kalkisim Said, Cevik Lokman, Kilic Levent, Akdogan Ali, Babaoglu Melih O, Bozkurt Atilla, Bertilsson Leif, Yasar Umit
Abstract excerpt
Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder. Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are responsible for various drug metabolism reactions as well as those of endogenous substances which may be associated with autoimmune disease susceptibility. Recently, we reported that in patients with BD, CYP2C9 seems to be down-regulated due to inflammation. In the same Turkish patients with BD, we investigated whether...
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