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. 2016 May;18(3):438–445. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2016.01.003

Table 2.

Method Used to Predict Drug Metabolizer Phenotype for CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2D6

Predicted drug metabolizer phenotype Actional PGx variant(s) CYP2C9 CYP2C19 CYP2D6
Without gene duplication With gene duplication
UM Yes NA Two increased activity alleles Two increased activity alleles Three normal and/or increased activity alleles
EM to UM Yes NA Combination of 1 normal activity allele with 1 increased activity allele Combination of 1 normal activity allele with 1 increased activity allele Combination of 2 normal alleles with 1 decreased activity allele
EM No Two normal activity alleles Two normal activity alleles Two normal activity alleles; a combination of 1 increased activity allele with 1 decreased allele Combination of 2 normal alleles with 1 null allele; a combination of 1 normal allele with 2 decreased activity alleles
IM to EM Yes Combination of 1 normal activity allele with 1 decreased activity allele Combination of 1 increased activity allele with 1 null allele; a combination of 1 normal activity allele and a decreased activity allele Combination of 1 normal activity allele with 1 decreased activity allele; a combination of 1 increased activity with 1 null allele One increased activity allele with 2 null alleles, 3 decreased activity alleles
IM Yes Two decreased activity alleles; a combination of 1 normal activity allele with 1 null activity allele Two decreased activity alleles; a combination of 1 normal activity allele with a null allele One normal activity allele with 1 null activity allele; 2 decreased activity alleles One normal allele with 2 or more null alleles, 2 decreased activity alleles with 1 null allele.
PM to IM Yes Combination of 1 decreased activity allele with 1 null allele Combination of 1 decreased activity allele with 1 null allele Combination of 1 decreased activity allele with 1 null allele One decreased activity allele with 2 null alleles
PM Yes Two null alleles Two null alleles Two null alleles Only null alleles detected

See Table 1 for individual allele functions for these genes.

EM, extensive metabolizer; IM, intermediated metabolizer; NA, not applicable; PM, poor metabolizer; UM, ultrarapid metabolizer.