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A Comprehensive Functional Assessment of Carboxylesterase 1 Nonsynonymous Polymorphisms.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Nov 2017
Wang Xinwen, Rida Nada, Shi Jian, Wu Audrey H, Bleske Barry E, Zhu Hao-Jie
Abstract excerpt
Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is the predominant human hepatic hydrolase responsible for the metabolism of many clinically important medications. CES1 expression and activity vary markedly among individuals; and genetic variation is a major contributing factor to CES1 interindividual variability. In this study, we comprehensively examined the functions of CES1 nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs)...
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