Table 1.
Frequency of CYP2D6*1 or*2 alleles (causing ‘normal’ enzyme activity) and some alleles causing no or deficient CYP2D6 activity in three different ethnic populations.
| CYP2D6 alleles | Functional mutation | Consequence | Swedish | Allele frequency (%) Chinese | Zimbabwean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 or *2 | 69 | 43 | 54 | ||
| *3 | A2637 del | Frame shift | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | G1934A | Splicing defect | 22 | 0–1 | 2 |
| *5 | Gene deletion | No enzyme | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| *10 | C188T | Unstable enzyme | n.d. | 51 | 6 |
| *17 | C1111T | Reduced affinity | n.d. | n.d. | 34 |