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Preferred term

Pharmacogenomic Variants  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Naturally occurring genetic variations associated with drug response (e.g., dosage, extent and rate of metabolic processes). While these variants are not markers for GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE they influence PHARMACOKINETICS and pharmacodynamics and often occur on genes encoding drug metabolism enzymes and transporters (e.g., ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2D6).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pharmacogenetic Variants
  • Pharmacokinetic Genetic Variants

In other languages

  • French

  • Variants génétiques de la pharmacocinétique
  • Variants pharmacogénétiques
  • Variations génétiques affectant la pharmacocinétique
  • Variations génétiques modifiant la pharmacocinétique
  • Variations pharmacogénétiques
  • Variations pharmacogénomiques

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TH1Z271W-Z

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