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Cytochrome oxidase 2D6 gene polymorphism in primary open-angle glaucoma with various effects to ophthalmic timolol.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics - 1 Apr 2009
Yang Yangfan, Wu Kaili, Yuan Hongzhi, Yu Minbin
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Timolol is used topically for the treatment of glaucoma and metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 in the liver. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that CYP 2D6 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is associated with drug effects of ophthalmic timolol. METHODS: A total of 133 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subjects underwent the ophthalmic single timolol administration and the drug...
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