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Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis and its genetic determinants.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2008
Opgen-Rhein Carolin, Dettling Michael
Abstract excerpt
Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CiA) is a potentially life-threatening pharmacological adverse drug reaction, which limits a broader application of this highly effective atypical antipsychotic in schizophrenic patients. Although this adverse reaction has been well known for almost 30 years, only few genetically based determinants can be identified to date. Furthermore, owing to rare occurrence, specific...
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