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Association of the CYP2B6 c.516G>T polymorphism with high blood propofol concentrations in women from northern Greece.
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics - 1 Jan 2014
Mastrogianni Orthodoxia, Gbandi Emma, Orphanidis Amvrosios, Raikos Nikolaos, Goutziomitrou Evangelia, Kolibianakis Efstratios M, Tarlatzis Basil C, Goulas Antonis
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) is responsible for the initial biotransformation of profol, an extensively metabolized intravenous anesthetic. In this study we examined the effect of the apparently functional CYP2B6 c.516G>T polymorphism on the distribution of propofol concentrations, quantified by GC/MS analysis following a single bolus dose, in the blood of 44 Greek women undergoing oocyte retrieval. Univariate...
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