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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2021

Allelic and genotype frequencies of major CYP2B6 polymorphisms in the Pakistani population.

Sagheer Ahmed, Saeed Khan, Kholood Janjua, Imran Imran, Arif Ullah Khan

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Sagheer AhmedDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Shifa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-1560-7588
Saeed KhanDow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kholood JanjuaShifa Clinical Research Center, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Imran ImranDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Arif Ullah KhanRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Bahauddin Zakariya University · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PKRiphah International University · PKShifa International Hospital · PKShifa Tameer-e-Millat University · PK

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Abstract

backgroundCytochrome P450 (CYP2B6) is an important enzyme that metabolizes about 3.0% of therapeutic drugs. Drugs metabolized mainly by CYP2B6 include artemisinin, bupropion, cyclophosphamide, efavirenz, ketamine, and methadone. The genetic polymorphisms in the CYP2B6 gene have earlier been studied in many populations, but the data are lacking for the Pakistani population. This research study aimed to determine the frequencies of the three of the most important variant alleles and genotypes of the CYP2B6 gene in the Pakistani population.

methodsBlood was withdrawn from healthy volunteers after taking informed consent. DNA was extracted using commercial kits, and allelic and genotype frequencies were determined after PCR amplification followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and gel electrophoresis.

resultsOur results show a minor allele frequency of 33.8% for CYP2B6*6, 25.8% for CYP2B6*4, 6.5% for CYP2B6*3, whereas wild-type genotype frequency was 48.57% for CYP2B6*6, 59.79% for CYP2B6*4, and 90.20% for CYP2B6*3. A significant interethnic variation was also observed.

conclusionsOur results suggest that the frequency of poor metabolizers of CYP2B6, especially *6 variant, is significant enough in the Pakistani population to be given an important consideration when drugs metabolized by this enzyme are prescribed.

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Gene FrequencyPolymorphism, GeneticCytochrome P-450 CYP2B6GenotypeHumansPakistanPopulationCYP2B6 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP2B6CYP2B6Pakistani populationpharmacogeneticspolymorphisms

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