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Pharmacogenomics as molecular autopsy for postmortem forensic toxicology: genotyping cytochrome P450 2D6 for oxycodone cases.
Journal of analytical toxicology - 1 Oct 2002
Jannetto Paul J, Wong Steven H, Gock Susan B, Laleli-Sahin Elvan, Schur B Charles, Jentzen Jeffrey M
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Pharmacogenomics, the study of the impact of heritable traits on pharmacology and toxicology, may serve as an adjunct for certifying opioid fatalities. Oxycodone, frequently prescribed for the relief of moderate to severe pain, is metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6, encoded by a polymorphic...
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