Toll Free Helpline (India): 1800 1234 070

Rest of World: +91-9810852116

Free Publication Certificate

Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2017)

Allele frequency of CYP2C19 (*1 and*3) gene polymorphism in Palestinian population

Author(s):
Lamia'a Sobhi Saqer and Lamia Fesal Abumarzoq
Abstract:
Human cytochrome P450, particularly CYP2C19 play an important role in drug metabolism. The polymorphisms of this enzyme give rise to change variability in drug excretion rates and function. In this study we determined genotypes of CYP2C19 (*1 and *3) in Palestinian population to compare allele frequencies with other ethnic groups finding. CYP2C19 (*1/*3) allelic variants were determined in 213 unrelated healthy Palestinian volunteers by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assays. Three subjects (1.4%) were homozygous for CYP2C19*3, 88 (41.3%) were homozygous for wild type allele (CYP2C19*1/*1) while 122 (57.3%) individuals were heterozygous for variant allele (CYP2C19*1/*3). The frequency of CYP2C19*1 and CYP2C19*3 alleles were 0.692 and 0.308 respectively. In addition, based on our data, the frequencies of EM and PM were 98.6% and 1.4% respectively. Further studies are required to evaluate the metabolic and clinical significance of other CYP2C19 alleles, in the Palestinian population.
Pages: 80-83  |  1515 Views  105 Downloads


The Pharma Innovation Journal
How to cite this article:
Lamia'a Sobhi Saqer, Lamia Fesal Abumarzoq. Allele frequency of CYP2C19 (*1 and*3) gene polymorphism in Palestinian population. Pharma Innovation 2017;6(3):80-83.

Call for book chapter