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The impact of the CYP2D6-polymorphism on dose recommendations for current antidepressants.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Aug 2006
Thuerauf Norbert, Lunkenheimer Jens
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 represents an extensively characterized polymorphic drug-metabolizing enzyme. The CYP2D6-gene is highly polymorphic and more than 70 different alleles are known currently. The activity of the enzyme markedly varies among individuals from poor to intermediate and extensive up to ultrarapid metabolism on the basis of the polymorphism of the CYP2D6 gene. Association studies provide growing...
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