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Life-threatening adverse events following therapeutic opioid administration in adults: is pharmacogenetic analysis useful?
Pain research & management - 1 Jan 2000
Madadi Parvaz, Sistonen Johanna, Silverman Gregory, Gladdy Rebecca, Ross Colin J, Carleton Bruce C, Carvalho Jose C, Hayden Michael R, Koren Gideon
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BACKGROUND: Systemic approaches are needed to understand how variations in the genes associated with opioid pharmacokinetics and response can be used to predict patient outcome. The application of pharmacogenetic analysis to two cases of life-threatening opioid-induced respiratory depression is presented. The usefulness of genotyping in the context of these cases is discussed. METHODS: A panel of 20 functional...
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