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CYP2D6 genotype and antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side effects in schizophrenic patients.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 2000
Scordo M G, Spina E, Romeo P, Dahl M L, Bertilsson L, Johansson I, Sjöqvist F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In order to evaluate whether poor metabolizers (PM) of debrisoquine are overrepresented among patients with acute dystonic reactions and chronic movement disorders associated with the administration of antipsychotic drugs, the CYP2D6 genotype was determined in schizophrenic patients. METHODS: Allele status for CYP2D6*3, CYP2D6*4, CYP2D6*5, and CYP2D6*6 as well as gene duplication was determined by...
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