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[Analysis and its application for prevention of side-effects of drugs and for evaluation of drug responsiveness].
Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan - 1 Jun 2004
Inoue Kazuyuki
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The response of patients to drugs can be affected by genetic polymorphisms/defects in drug metabolizing enzymes, transporters, and receptors. Genetic polymorphisms/defects are generated by mutation of coding regions and/or noncoding regions of target genes, such as single-point mutations, deletions/insertions, variation in the number of tandem repeats, etc. If a genetic defect in a patient which affects drug...
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