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Genetic variation in CYP3A43 explains racial difference in olanzapine clearance.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jun 2011
Bigos K L, Bies R R, Pollock B G, Lowy J J, Zhang F, Weinberger D R
Abstract excerpt
The antipsychotic drug, olanzapine, one of the most widely used drugs in clinical medicine, has a high rate of discontinuation due to inefficacy and/or adverse effects. We identified a single nucleotide polymorphism in the drug metabolizing enzyme, cytochrome P450 3A43 (CYP3A43; rs472660), that highly significantly predicted olanzapine clearance in the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness...
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