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Reduced CYP2D6 activity is a negative risk factor for methamphetamine dependence.
Neuroscience letters - 21 Mar 2008
Otani Kyohei, Ujike Hiroshi, Sakai Ayumu, Okahisa Yuko, Kotaka Tatsuya, Inada Toshiya, Harano Mutsuo, Komiyama Tokutaro, Hori Toru, Yamada Mitsuhiko, Sekine Yoshimoto, Iwata Nakao, Iyo Masaomi, Sora Ichiro, Ozaki Norio, Kuroda Shigetoshi
Abstract excerpt
Because methamphetamine (METH) is metabolized by CYP2D6 at the first step of hydroxylation and demethylation, it is possible that functional variants of CYP2D6 alter susceptibility to methamphetamine-induced dependence. We genotyped CYP2D6*1, *4, *5, *10, and *14 for 202 patients with METH depend...
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