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Assay for the simultaneous detection of the *1C and *1F alleles of the CYP1A2 gene by real-time polymerase chain reaction and melting curve analysis.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Casley William L, LeBlanc-Westwood Carole A
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenetic variation is an important factor in the therapeutic outcome of many drug treatments. The cytochrome P450 isoform CYP1A2 is involved in the metabolism of a number of antipsychotic drugs. Variable expression of this enzyme may result in idiosyncratic drug responses, including adverse reactions. A number of DNA sequence polymorphisms have been identified in the CYP1A2 gene. Of these, two alleles,...
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