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[CYP2D6 gene polymorphism in psychiatric patients resistant to standard pharmacotherapy].
Psychiatria polska - 1 Jan 2000
Zabrocka M, Woszczek G, Borowiec M, Rabe-Jabłońska J, Kowalski M L
Abstract excerpt
The debrisoquine polymorphism is a genetic variation in oxidative drug metabolism mediated by CYP2D6 gene, characterized by two phenotypes, the extensive metabolizer (EM) and poor metabolizer (PM). PM phenotype is inherited as autosomal recessive trait and occurs in 5-10% of Caucasian population. It is associated with the inefficient metabolism of over 30 drugs, including many psychotropic drugs. Clinical studies...
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