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Pharmacogenetic study of pruritus induced by epidural morphine for post cesarean section analgesia.
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology - 1 Feb 2018
Kung Chia-Chi, Chen Shiou-Sheng, Yang Hong-Jyh, Lai Chih-Jun, Chen Li-Kuei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The mechanism through which neuroaxial morphine causes pruritus has not been elucidated clearly and thoroughly. MATERIALS AND METHODS: a study in 129 female parturients was conducted to investigate the effect of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on phenotype (pruritus) induced by neuroaxial (including intrathecal or epidural) morphine for cesarean section. Clinical phenotype, subjective...
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