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2002

Defective Alleles in Liver Enzymes Linked to Poor Drug Metabolism

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NIEHS researchers in the Human Metabolism Group announced the identification and functional characterization of potentially defective alleles in human liver enzymes that are responsible for metabolizing therapeutic drugs, including anti-clotting medications and antidepressants. Genetic polymorphisms in the enzyme result in poor metabolism of the drugs. The researchers focused on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYPC19.

Tags: genes, polymorphisms

Citation:

Blaisdell J , Mohrenweiser H , Jackson J , Ferguson S , Coulter S , Chanas B , Xi T , Ghanayem B , Goldstein JA . 2002. Identification and functional characterization of new potentially defective alleles of human CYP2C19. Pharmacogenetics. 12(9):703-711. [Abstract]

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