Frequency of mutated allele CYP2D6*4 in the Turkish population

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2006-12-19

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Karger

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The frequency of functionally important mutations and alleles of the gene coding for CYP2D6 shows wide ethnic variations. The present study aimed to determine the most common mutated allele CYP2D6*4 gene in a Turkish population of 100 unrelated subjects, by using real-time PCR with fluorescent probe. CYP2D6*4 allele was not detected in 62 subjects ( 62%). Among the remaining 38 subjects (38%), 4 (4%) were carriers of two *4 alleles, being homozygous for CYP2D6 and genotyped as CYP2D6*4/*4.34 subjects (34%) were carriers of one *4 allele, being heterozygous for CYP2D6*4. The frequency of allele *4 was 0.21. These data indicate that 4% of the Turkish individuals living in the city of Bursa are carriers of two nonfunctional mutated alleles *4, being homozygous for CYP2D6*4. It is clinically important to be able to identify those individuals who are likely to have altered pharmacokinetics for CYP2D6 substrates in order to avoid adverse drug reactions.

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CYP2D6, Polymorphism, Real-time PCR, Hydroxylation polymorphisms, Cytochrome-P450 enzymes, Genetic polymorphisms, Russian population, Swedish population, Cyp2c19 genotypes, Cyp2d6 genes, Debrisoquine, Chinese, 2d6

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Köseler, A. vd. (2007). "Frequency of mutated allele CYP2D6*4 in the Turkish population". Pharmacology, 79(4), 203-206.