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The L125F MATE1 variant enriched in populations of Amerindian origin is associated with increased plasma levels of metformin and lactate.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Oct 2021
Morales-Rivera Monserrat I, Alemón-Medina Radamés, Martínez-Hernández Angélica, Gómez-Garduño Josefina, Mirzaeicheshmeh Elaheh, Altamirano-Bustamante Nelly F, Ilizaliturri-Flores Ian, Mendoza-Caamal Elvia C, Pérez-Guillé María G, García-Álvarez Raquel, Contreras-Cubas Cecilia, Centeno-Cruz Federico, Revilla-Monsalve Cristina, García-Ortiz Humberto, Barajas-Olmos Francisco, Orozco Lorena
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors that affect variability in metformin response have been poorly studied in the Latin American population, despite its being the initial drug therapy for type 2 diabetes, one of the most prevalent diseases in that region. Metformin pharmacokinetics is carried out by members of the membrane transporters superfamily (SLCs), being the multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 (MATE1), one of the most...
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