Article
[Individualization of drug therapy and pharmacogenetics].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Mar 1998
Yamamoto I, Azuma J
Abstract excerpt
This brief review discusses the relationship between genetic polymorphism of drug metabolizing enzyme and drug's safety and efficacy. When elimination occurs via a single metabolic pathway, individual differences in metabolic rates can lead to large differences in drug and metabolite concentratio...
Topics
- Anticoagulants
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
- Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
- Azathioprine
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Methyltransferases
- Mixed Function Oxygenases
- Mutation
- Omeprazole
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Steroid 16-alpha-Hydroxylase
