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Impact of genetic polymorphisms in ABCB1, CYP2B6, OPRM1, ANKK1 and DRD2 genes on methadone therapy in Han Chinese patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Nov 2011
Hung Chin-Chuan, Chiou Mu-Han, Huang Bo-Hau, Hsieh Yow-Wen, Hsieh Tsung-Jen, Huang Chieh-Liang, Lane Hsien-Yuan
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AIM: The present study explored the integrative effect of genes encoding methadone pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic pathways on methadone maintenance doses in Han Chinese Patients. MATERIALS & METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from 321 opioid-dependent patients and 202 healthy controls, and realtime-PCR and PCR-RFLP were conducted to determine the genotypes. RESULTS: Pair-wise comparisons revealed that...
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