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Molecular genetics of CYP2D6: clinical relevance with focus on psychotropic drugs.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Feb 2002
Bertilsson Leif, Dahl Marja-Liisa, Dalén Per, Al-Shurbaji Ayman
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 is the most extensively characterized polymorphic drug-metabolizing enzyme. A deficiency of the CYP2D6 enzyme is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; these subjects (7% of Caucasians, about 1% of Orientals) are classified as poor metabolizers. Among the rest (extensive metabolizers), enzyme activity is highly variable, from extremely high in ultrarapid metabolizers, to markedly...
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