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Table 1 Polymorphic genes covered on the CYP-allele website

From: The Human Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Allele Nomenclature website: a peer-reviewed database of CYP variants and their associated effects

Gene

No. alleles

Important variant alleles

Examples of substrates

CYP1A1

11

None

Benzo(a)pyrene

CYP1A2

16

CYP1A2*1F, CYP1A2*1K

Clozapine

CYP1B1

26

Many rare detrimental variants

Oestradiol

CYP2A6

37

CYP2A6*4

Nicotine

CYP2A13

9

CYP2A13*2

N-nitrosomethylphenylamine

CYP2B6

29

CYP2B6*6

Efavirenz

CYP2C8

14

CYP2C8*3

Paclitaxel

CYP2C9

34

CYP2C9*2, *3

Warfarin

CYP2C19

26

CYP2C19*2, *3, *17

Escitalopram

CYP2D6

78

CYP2D6*4, *2xn

Tricyclic antidepressants

CYP2E1

7

None

Ethanol, carbon tetrachloride

CYP2F1

6

CYP2F1*2A

3-methylindole

CYP2J2

10

CYP2J2*2-5

Arachidonic acid, some drugs

CYP2R1

2

CYP2R1*2

Vitamin D25

CYP2S1

5

CYP2S1*3

Orphan enzyme

CYP2W1

6

CYP2W1*6

Indoles

CYP3A4

20

CYP3A4*1B

Clinically used drugs

CYP3A5

11

CYP3A5*3

Cyclophosphamide

CYP3A7

3

CYP3A7*2

Clinically used drugs

CYP3A43

3

None

None

CYP4A11

None

Only single SNPs

Arachidonic acid

CYP4A22

15

Not known

Orphan enzyme

CYP4B1

7

Not known

Lauric acid

CYP4F2

3

CYP4F2*3

Vitamin K1

CYP5A1

9

Not known

Prostaglandin H2

CYP8A1

4

Not known

Prostaglandin H2

CYP19A1

5

CYP19A1*4, *5

Androstenedione

CYP21A2

119

Several rare variants

Progesterone

CYP26A1

4

CYP26A1*3, *4

Retinoic acid

POR

41

POR*2, *3

Electron donor to CYPs

  1. Examples of some important variant alleles are given, as well as representative substrates