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Pharmacogenomics as an aspect of molecular autopsy for forensic pathology/toxicology: does genotyping CYP 2D6 serve as an adjunct for certifying methadone toxicity?
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Nov 2003
Wong Steven H, Wagner Michael A, Jentzen Jeffrey M, Schur Chuck, Bjerke Jeanette, Gock Susan B, Chang Chung-Che
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenomics, applied as an aspect of molecular autopsy, may be used as an adjunct for certifying methadone fatalities. Methadone is metabolized by cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 1A2, 3A4, and 2D6. We hypothesized that methadone toxicity may be partially due to CYP 2D6 *3, *4, and *5 variant alleles,...
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