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Influence of CYP3A4*22 and CYP3A5*3 combined genotypes on tacrolimus dose requirements in Egyptian renal transplant patients.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Dec 2022
Ebid Abdel-Hameed Ibrahim Mohamed, Ismail Dina Ahmed, Lotfy Neama M, Mahmoud Mohamed Adel, ELSharkawy Magdy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus is a widely prescribed immunosuppressant agent for kidney transplantation. However, optimal dosing is challenging due to its narrow therapeutic index, potentially serious adverse effects, and wide inter-individual variability in pharmacokinetics. Cytochrome P450 3A (CPY3A) enzymes metabolize tacrolimus, so allelic variants such as CYP3A4*22 and CYP3A5*3 may contribute to individual...
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