rs4646437
This is a downstream gene variant variant in the CYP3A4 gene.
▶ClinVar annotation
▶Research that mentions this SNP (2)
▶Genetic variability in the metabolism of the tobacco‐specific nitrosamine 4‐(methylnitrosamino)‐1‐(3‐pyridyl)‐1‐butanone (NNK) to 4‐(methylnitrosamino)‐1‐(3‐pyridyl)‐1‐butanol (NNAL)AssociationN=92Monica Ter‐Minassian et al.(2012)· International Journal of Cancer
This candidate gene study examined genetic polymorphisms in NNK (tobacco-specific nitrosamine) metabolism pathways and their association with urinary NNAL (NNK metabolite) levels in 92 current smokers (39 lung cancer cases, 53 controls). Three HSD11B1 SNPs (rs2235543, rs3753519, rs10863782) in intron 1 were significantly associated with decreased NNAL levels, with rs2235543 showing the strongest association (p=1.37E-07, beta=-0.27 to -0.39). AKR1C4 rs7083869 also showed association with decreased NNAL (p=0.019), while CYP2E1 rs915907 showed borderline significance under the dominant model (p=0.048).
▶Limited use of interleukin 28B in the setting of response-guided treatment with detailed on-treatment virological monitoringReviewAlessandra Mangia et al.(2011)· Hepatology
This is a special issue of the Italian medical journal BeAdfiles (September 2012) dedicated to genetic conditioning in HIV and hepatitis virus infections. It reviews the major genetic polymorphisms that influence disease progression, treatment response, and drug toxicity in HIV and chronic hepatitis B and C infections, with particular emphasis on IL28B polymorphisms (rs809917 and others) predicting HCV treatment response to interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy, and ITPA gene variants protecting against ribavirin-induced anemia. The issue also covers pharmacogenetic markers (CYP2B6, ABCB1, HLA-B*5701) and their clinical applications in antiretroviral therapy.
About CYP3A4
This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases that catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and its expression is induced by glucocorticoids and some pharmacological agents. This enzyme is involved in the metabolism of approximately half the drugs in use today, including acetaminophen, codeine, cyclosporin A, diazepam, erythromycin, and chloroquine. The enzyme also metabolizes some steroids and carcinogens. This gene is part of a cluster of cytochrome P450 genes on chromosome 7q21.1. Previously another CYP3A gene, CYP3A3, was thought to exist; however, it is now thought that this sequence represents a transcript variant of CYP3A4. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]
View all CYP3A4 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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