title: Genetic polymorphism of CYP2A6 in the German population.
abstract: Genetic polymorphism of drug metabolizing enzymes (DME) can lead to severe toxicity or therapeutic failure of pharmacotherapy. Additionally, genetically determined differences in the activity of the metabolic enzymes can increase an individual's susceptibility to certain types of chemically induced cancers and possibly other diseases. Cytochrome P450 is one of the most important metabolic systems of the organism involved in the oxidation of different xenobiotics. This contribution summarizes and updates the information concerning the genetic polymorphism of the CYP2A6 isoform of the cytochrome P450. A special emphasis is put upon the genotyping techniques of CYP2A6 with a comparative analysis of their predictable sensitivity and specificity given on the example of the German population.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Philipps University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 1, 35034, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourian
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gullstén
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Legrum
mesh_terms: D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D065637:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; C585710:CYP2A6 protein, human; D065637:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2A6