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Polymorphisms in the CYP 2D6 gene: association with plasma concentrations of fluoxetine and paroxetine.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Dec 2003
Charlier Corinne, Broly Franck, Lhermitte Michel, Pinto Emmanuel, Ansseau Marc, Plomteux Guy
Abstract excerpt
Most antidepressants are metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6, and it is well known that there may be significant interindividual variation in the capacity to metabolize xenobiotics. About 7 to 10% of whites are poor metabolisers (PM), and, on the contrary, about 5% are ultrarapid metabolizers (UM), inducing very different rates in the transformation of antidepressants extensively metabolized by CYP 2D6. CYP...
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