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A poor metabolizer for cytochromes P450 2D6 and 2C19: a case report on antidepressant treatment.
CNS spectrums - 1 Oct 2006
Johnson Maria, Markham-Abedi Courtney, Susce Margaret T, Murray-Carmichael Elaina, McCollum Stuart, de Leon Jose
Abstract excerpt
Scientific literature has never described a poor metabolizer for both the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 and the CYP 2C19. They are expected to be rare (<1% in different ethnic groups) and prone to adverse drug reactions with many antidepressants. In an ongoing pharmacogenetic study, after genotyping 1,576 subjects in three Kentucky state hospitals we have found one poor metabolizer for both CYP 2D6 and CYP 2C19,...
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