title: Frequency of CYP2D6*10 and *14 alleles and their influence on the metabolic activity of CYP2D6 in a healthy Chinese population.
abstract: To study the frequency of CYP2D6(*)10 and (*)14 alleles in a healthy Chinese population, and the influence of these two alleles on the metabolic activity of CYP2D6. CYP2D6(*)10 and (*)14 genotypes of 295 healthy Chinese subjects were determined using a tetra-primer method and allele-specific amplification. CYP2D6 phenotypes of 131 subjects were determined using dextramethorphan as probe drug. There were 10 subjects with a (*)14 allele, including one homozygous for (*)14. The gene frequency of (*)10 and (*)14 alleles were 55.8 and 1.8%, respectively. The metabolic ratio (MR) of dextramethorphan in 131 subjects was 0.032+/-0.106. The MR of (*)1/(*)1, (*)1/(*)10, (*)10/(*)10, (*)1/(*)14, (*)10/(*)14, and (*)14/(*)14 groups were 0.007+/-0.012, 0.009+/-0.010, 0.042+/-0.029, 0.093, 0.11, and 1.186, respectively. The MR of subjects with (*)14 allele was higher than those of (*)1/(*)1, (*)1/(*)10, or (*)10/(*)10 groups (P<0.001). The CYP2D6(*)10 and (*)14 alleles have substantial impact on the metabolic activity of CYP2D6, and the CYP2D6(*)14 allele may be the cause of the poor metabolizer phenotype in Chinese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. weimincai@hotmail.com
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003915:Dextromethorphan / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D003915:Dextromethorphan; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6