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Pharmacogenomics and Opioid Use Disorder: Clinical Decision Support in an African American Cohort.
Journal of the National Medical Association - 1 Dec 2019
Ettienne Earl B, Ofoegbu Adaku, Maneno Mary K, Briggs Jayla, Ezeude Ginikannwa, Williams Simisola, Walker Casey, Chapman Edwin
Abstract excerpt
Opioid use disorder (OUD) constitutes a significant public health burden as opioid overdose deaths have continued to rise in the United States. Although treatment modalities are available to manage OUD, some patients experience challenges achieving their OUD management goals. Some of these challenges may be attributable to inherited genetic variations, or polymorphisms, on the genes that code for proteins...
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