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Olanzapine metabolism and the significance of UGT1A448V and UGT2B1067Y variants.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Sept 2011
Erickson-Ridout Kathryn Kelly, Zhu Junjia, Lazarus Philip
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OBJECTIVES: Olanzapine is an antipsychotic used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and treatment-resistant depression. Glucuronidation by the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) family of enzymes is the major mode of olanzapine metabolism, and polymorphisms in these enzymes could contribute to interindividual variability in olanzapine metabolism and therapeutic response. METHODS: Cell lines...
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