TABLE 3

CYP2J2 allelic variations in humans known to have changes in activity in vitro

Currently only a variation in the CYP2J2*7 allele has been shown to have associations with disease.

AllelecDNA/GeneEnzyme Activity in VitroAssociation with DiseaseReferences
CYP2J2*2427A>GReduced AA and LA metabolismNo known association with diseaseKing et al. (2002)
CYP2J2*3472C>TReduced AA and LA metabolismNo known association with diseaseKing et al. (2002)
CYP2J2*4575T>AReduced AA metabolismNo known association with diseaseKing et al. (2002)
CYP2J2*51024G>AProduced wild type levels of AA and LA metabolitesNo known association with diseaseKing et al. (2002)
CYP2J2*61210A>TReduced AA and LA metabolismNo known association with diseaseKing et al. (2002)
CYP2J2*7−50G>TReduced transcription due to loss of Sp1 binding siteType 2 diabetes Alzheimer disease, coronary artery disease, Ischemic strokeKing et al. (2002); Spiecker et al. (2004); Wang et al. (2010, 2017); Zhu et al. (2013); Yan et al. (2015)
CYP2J2*8934G>AComplete loss of enzymatic activityNo known association with diseaseLee et al. (2005)
CYP2J2*91052C>TEnzymatic activity comparable to wild typeNo known association with diseaseLee et al. (2005)
CYP2J2*10344C>TReduced function proteinNo known association with diseaseGaedigk et al. (2006)
  • AA, arachidonic acid; LA, linoleic acid.

  • Adapted from Berlin et al. (2011).