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The effect of CYP2D6 polymorphisms on the response to pain treatment for pediatric sickle cell pain crisis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2007
Brousseau David C, McCarver D Gail, Drendel Amy L, Divakaran Karthika, Panepinto Julie A
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OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that children taking hydroxyurea who fail codeine therapy have an increase in reduced-functioning cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) alleles. STUDY DESIGN: Children with sickle cell disease presenting to an emergency department with a pain crisis unresponsive to codei...
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