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The effect of smoking and cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 genetic polymorphism on clozapine clearance and dose requirement.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Mar 2003
van der Weide Jan, Steijns Linda S, van Weelden Marga J
Abstract excerpt
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that is metabolized to a major extent by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1A2. Smoking is a potent inducer of CYP1A2 enzyme activity, resulting in significant lower clozapine serum concentrations in smokers compared with non-smokers, upon a given dose. Recently, a single nucleotide polymorphism identified at position 734 of the CYP1A2 gene, was reported to affect the...
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