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Allelic and genotype frequencies of major CYP2B6 polymorphisms in the Pakistani population.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Mar 2021
Ahmed Sagheer, Khan Saeed, Janjua Kholood, Imran Imran, Khan Arif Ullah
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BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 (CYP2B6) is an important enzyme that metabolizes about 3.0% of therapeutic drugs. Drugs metabolized mainly by CYP2B6 include artemisinin, bupropion, cyclophosphamide, efavirenz, ketamine, and methadone. The genetic polymorphisms in the CYP2B6 gene have earlier been studied in many populations, but the data are lacking for the Pakistani population. This research study aimed to determine...
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