Article
CYP2B6 rs2279343 polymorphism is associated with smoking cessation success in bupropion therapy.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Sept 2015
Tomaz Paulo Roberto Xavier, Santos Juliana Rocha, Issa Jaqueline Scholz, Abe Tânia Ogawa, Gaya Patrícia Viviane, Krieger José Eduardo, Pereira Alexandre Costa, Santos Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggested that polymorphisms in the CYP2B6 gene (which encodes an isoenzyme that metabolizes bupropion) and in the ANKK1 gene (which is located in the ANKK1/DRD2 gene cluster) might influence response to therapy. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the CYP2B6 and ANKK1 polymorphisms are associated with the response to smoking cessation therapies in patients from...
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