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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2012 Aug;14(4):376–390. doi: 10.1007/s11920-012-0284-9

Table 2.

Clinically relevant genetic polymorphisms of Phase I (CYP450), Phase II (conjugation) drug metabolism and drug transporters.

Protein (Gene) Allelic Variant Phenotype Prevalence (%) Relevant effects
CA AA AS
Phase I Enzymes (CYP450)
 CYP1A2 1A2*1C 0.08 0.40 0.24 Association of increased tardive dyskinesia with antipsychotics
 CYP2B6 2B6*4
2B6*6
0.04
0.25
0.00
0.3–0.5
0.07
0.17
 CYP2C9 2C9*2
2C9*3
6–8
6–9
ND
ND
0
2–3
Reduced substrate specificity
 CYP2C19 2C19*2
2C19*3
13
0
13
ND
12–30
6–10
Inactive enzymatic activity
 CYP2D6 2D6*2xN
2D6*4
2D6*5
2D6*10
2D6*17
2–5
15–20
5–7
2
0
2
2
4
6
34
2
1
6
50
ND
Increased 2D6 activity (EMs)
Inactive enzyme (PMs)
No 2D6 enzyme
Enzyme instability
Reduced substrate affinity
 CYP3A4 3A4*1B 4 82 1–2 Reduced enzyme expression; increased risk of prostate cancer
Phase II Enzymes
 NAT NAT2*5B
NAT2*6A
50 50 15 Slow acetylation of isoniazid, sulfamethoxazole, caffeine; possible modulation of risk for lung, bladder, breast and colon cancers
 GST GSTM1*A 30–62 23–48 30–60 Decreased GST activity; possible increased TD severity in GSTP1 polymorphism
 UGT1A UGT1A1*28 0.5–10 ND 3 Lamotrigine, irinotecan; decreased clearance of tolbutamide, rifampin, haloperidol
Elevations in bilirubin
 TPMT TPMT*3 3.2–10 1–10 4 No TPMT activity; Increased toxicity associated with 6-mercaptopurine
Drug Transporters
 P-glycoprotein, MDR1 (ABCB1) C3435T
G2667T
22–56 20 50–60
 OATP1B1 (SLCO1B1) V174A 13 2 12 Statins (increased risk of myopathy); rifampin (inhibitor)

CA, Caucasian; AA, African American; AS, Asian

EMs, Extensive metabolizers; PMs, Poor metabolizers