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Prevalence of CYP2C19 polymorphism in Bogotá, Colombia: The first report of allele *17.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Arévalo-Galvis Azucena, Otero-Regino William A, Ovalle-Celis Gloria N, Rodríguez-Gómez Eliana R, Trespalacios-Rangel Alba A
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INTRODUCTION: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a group of drugs that are essential for the treatment of acid-related disorders, such as gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), dyspepsia, gastric ulcers and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. PPIs such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole and lansoprazole are metabolized by the CYP2C19 enzyme, which is encoded by a polymorphic gene. Four polymorphisms have an...
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