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Influence of the CYP2D6*4 polymorphism on dose, switching and discontinuation of antidepressants.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Apr 2008
Bijl Monique J, Visser Loes E, Hofman Albert, Vulto Arnold G, van Gelder Teun, Stricker Bruno H Ch, van Schaik Ron H N
Abstract excerpt
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT: * Most antidepressants are metabolized by CYP2D6. The variant allele CYP2D6*4 is the main polymorphism resulting in reduced enzyme activity in Caucasians. * Reduced enzyme activity potentially leads to increased toxicity of antidepressants, but the relevance of genotyping for clinical practice is unclear. Most clinical studies suffer from small numbers of patients. WHAT...
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