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Combined Effect of CYP2B6 Genotype and Other Candidate Genes on a Steady-State Serum Concentration of Methadone in Opioid Maintenance Treatment.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Oct 2017
Kringen Marianne K, Chalabianloo Fatemeh, Bernard Jean-Paul, Bramness Jørgen G, Molden Espen, Høiseth Gudrun
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BACKGROUND: A considerable interindividual variability in methadone pharmacokinetics is seen in patients on methadone maintenance treatment. The aim of this study was to clarify the impact of the reduced function CYP2B6*6 variant allele together with variants in other candidate genes on a steady-state methadone concentration in a naturalistic setting. METHODS: Information of methadone serum concentration, dose,...
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