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Role of pharmacogenetics in variable response to drugs: focus on opioids
21 Dec 2007
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenetics is the study of the role of genetics in inter-individual variability to drug response and therapy. This review provides a comprehensive report of the present status of pharmacogenetic studies for opioid drugs. Opioid analgesics are widely used clinically for pain management, and inter-patient variability with opioid therapy is often reported. Information on genetic polymorphisms in enzymes,...
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