Pharmacogenetics of Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6): Advances on Polymorphisms, Mechanisms, and Clinical Relevance

Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) belongs to the minor drug metabolizing P450s in human liver. Expression is highly variable both between individuals and within individuals, owing to nongenetic factors, genetic polymorphisms, inducibility and irreversible inhibition by many compounds. Drugs metabolized m...

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Main Authors: Ulrich M Zanger, Kathrin eKlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00024/full