Identification of the primary gene defect at the cytochrome P450 CYP2D locus
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 347 (6295), 773-776
- https://doi.org/10.1038/347773a0
Abstract
THE mammalian cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase system is involved in the metabolism of drugs and chemical carcinogens1–5. The role of these enzymes in toxicological response is exemplified by an autosomal recessive polymorphism at the cytochrome P450CYP2D6 debrisoquine hydroxylase locus which results in the severely compromised metabolism of at least 25 drugs, and which in some cases can lead to life-threatening side-effects3,6–12. In addition, this polymorphism, which affects 8–10% of the caucasian population, has been associated with altered susceptibility to lung and bladder cancer13–16. Here we report the identification of the primary mutation responsible for this metabolic defect and the development of a simple DNA-based genetic assay to allow both the identification of most individuals at risk of drug side-effects and clarification of the conflicting reports on the association of this polymorphism with cancer susceptibility13–18.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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