The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency distribution of the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes, CYP2D6 and CYP2C19, and the form of tamoxifen metabolisation in premenopausal patients with breast cancer in the Han and Uygur ethnic groups of Xinjiang to guide rational clinical drug use. The gene discussed is CYP2D6; the disease is breast carcinoma.