The genetic variants associated with diminished or absent CYP450 2D6 activity are found on CYP450 2D6 alleles *3, *4, *5, *6 and *10. The *3, *4, *5 and *6 alleles, when present in variant form (genotype = vt/vt), account for approximately 97% of nonfunctional CYP450 2D6 variants in caucasians. Of these mutations, those in CYP450 2D6 *4 are most significant for endoxifen.