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Rapid and comprehensive determination of cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 poor metabolizer genotypes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2000
Roberts R, Joyce P, Kennedy M A
Abstract excerpt
The liver enzyme cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 (debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase) metabolizes numerous drugs, including many antidepressants, neuroleptics, antiarrhythmics, and antihypertensive agents. Variability in the gene that encodes this enzyme is an important factor underlying variable drug treatment responses. Some 5-10% of Caucasians lack functional CYP2D6, and the genetic basis of most of these "poor metabolizer"...
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