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Cytochrome p450 polymorphisms in geriatric patients: impact on adverse drug reactions--a pilot study.
Drugs & aging - 1 Jan 2005
Egger Tobias, Dormann Harald, Ahne Gabi, Pahl Andreas, Runge Ulrich, Azaz-Livshits Tanya, Neubert Antje, Criegee-Rieck Manfred, Gassmann Karl G, Brune Kay
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Up to 23% of the population, depending on their ethnic background, has genetically determined differences in the metabolism of drugs by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes CYP2C9, CYP2C19 and CYP2D6. The aim of this survey was to determine the relationship between genetical polymorphisms in these CYP enzymes and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in geriatric patients. STUDY DESIGN: In a...
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