An object of this invention is to provide a method for assaying, predicting or assessing drug metabolism by effectively detecting (a) mutation(s) in a gene coding for UGT. A gene coding for UGT comprises 5 exons, and since the regions of exons 2 through 5 are common to each isoform of UGT1, by assaying a mutation in the common regions, particularly a mutation in exon 5 region, and further adding the detection of (a) mutation(s) in a plurality of exon regions, mutations of UGT1 gene can effectively assayed. A nucleic acid chip using nucleic acid probes is used as a way of detecting (a) mutation(s).
本发明的目的是提供一种通过有效检测 UGT 编码
基因中的突变来测定、预测或评估药物代谢的方法。编码 UGT 的
基因由 5 个外显子组成,由于外显子 2 至 5 的区域是 UGT1 各异构体的共同区域,因此通过检测共同区域的突变,特别是外显子 5 区域的突变,再加上检测多个外显子区域的(一个)突变,就可以有效地检测 UGT1
基因的突变。使用核酸探针的核酸芯片是检测(a)突变的一种方法。