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Pain and genetics.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology - 1 Aug 2012
Fernandez Robles Claudia R, Degnan Meredith, Candiotti Keith A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pain management is one of the most important fields in the practice of anesthesiology. The concept that genes involved in the absorption, metabolism, and receptor affinity of analgesics are critical to a drug's efficacy is becoming widely accepted. A review of pharmacogenomics and how it affects the response to analgesics, mainly opioids, is presented in this article. RECENT FINDINGS: As the...
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