Table 2

Signals (arbitrary units) obtained from the DNA arrays for various drug-metabolizing enzymes

GeneControls (n = 10)MS Baseline (n = 10)MS Post-IFN (n = 10)P Value
MeanCVMeanCVMeanCVDisease EffectIFN Effect
% % %
UGT 2B4 precursor, microsomalUGT 2B41.4  × 102 281.7  × 102 271.8  × 102 52.31.54
UGT 2B10 precursor, microsomal1.3  × 103 231.5  × 103 221.6  × 103 23.36.19
UGT 2B15 precursorUGT2B151.1  × 103 521.1  × 103 561.1  × 103 73.94.68
COMTCOMT2.4  × 103 1492.2  × 103 1571.9  × 103 154.88.16
ThiopurineS-methyltransferaseTPMT2.6  × 102 442.7  × 102 462.6  × 102 40.79.70
Hydroxysteroid sulfotransferaseHSST21.1  × 103 701.3  × 103 769.4  × 102 79.48.050
DHEA-preferring sulfotransferaseSTD2.2  × 103 763.4  × 103 922.5  × 103 61.27.14
GST M2GSTM26.2  × 102 453.9  × 102 464.4  × 102 48.16.068
GST theta 2GSTT24.9  × 102 294.6  × 102 364.5  × 102 37.078.88
GST M4GSTM41.3  × 104 101.6  × 104 471.7  × 104 33.85.39
GST M3GSTM34.7  × 102 246.5  × 102 465.0  × 102 24.59.15
GST M5GSTM52.4  × 102 362.2  × 102 901.8  × 102 71.85.29
GST π-1GSTP11.8  × 102 121.6  × 102 591.5  × 102 28.24.80
GST A2GSTA24.5  × 102 114.7  × 102 334.8  × 102 28.71.85
GST θ-11.1  × 103 505.8  × 102 1355.1  × 102 110.51.39
GST A3GSTA31.2  × 103 1011.3  × 103 801.3  × 103 71.34.71
Microsomal GST1.8  × 102 311.4  × 102 381.6  × 102 45.11.50
Microsomal GST 2MGST22.0  × 102 491.5  × 102 601.5  × 102 55.40.95
Microsomal GST 3MGST37.3  × 102 484.6  × 102 734.7  × 102 53.20.84
GST homolog1.3  × 104 711.1  × 104 591.1  × 104 56.52.38
  • DHEA, dihydroepiandrosterone; CV, coefficient of variation.