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Genetic variants of the drug-metabolizing enzyme CYP2D6 in Puerto Rican psychiatry patients: a preliminary report and potential implications for breast cancer patients.
Puerto Rico health sciences journal - 1 Sept 2010
González-Tejera Gloria, Gaedigk Andrea, Corey Susan
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BACKGROUND: The CYP2D6 liver enzyme, which metabolizes 25-30% of common medications, is highly polymorphic. Existing studies of Hispanics have focused on Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. The goal of the study was to identify the CYP2D6 alleles associated with reduced or negligible activities prese...
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