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Relationship between ABCB1 polymorphisms and serum methadone concentration in patients undergoing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT).
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse - 1 Sept 2016
Zahari Zalina, Lee Chee Siong, Ibrahim Muslih Abdulkarim, Musa Nurfadhlina, Mohd Yasin Mohd Azhar, Lee Yeong Yeh, Tan Soo Choon, Mohamad Nasir, Ismail Rusli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Methadone is a substrate of the permeability glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux transporter, which is encoded by the ABCB1 (MDR1) gene. Large interindividual variability in serum methadone levels for therapeutic response has been reported. Genetic variations in ABCB1 gene may be responsible for the variability in observed methadone concentrations. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the associations of ABCB1...
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