Genetic polymorphism of cytochrome P450 2C19 in Mexican Americans: A cross-ethnic comparative study

Abstract

This is the first study to investigate CYP2C19 polymorphism in Mexican Americans. The frequencies of the CYP2C19*2 and *3 alleles in Mexican Americans were found to be significantly lower than in other ethnic groups. This genotypic pattern might be responsible for the lower rate of poor metabolizers in Mexican Americans compared with other ethnic groups.