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OPRM1 and COMT polymorphisms: implications on postoperative acute, chronic and experimental pain after cardiac surgery.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Feb 2020
Matic Maja, de Hoogd Sjoerd, de Wildt Saskia N, Tibboel Dick, Knibbe Catherijne Aj, van Schaik Ron Hn
Abstract excerpt
Aim: Investigate the potential role of OPRM1 (mu-opioid receptor) and COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme) polymorphisms in postoperative acute, chronic and experimental thermal pain. Methods: A secondary analysis of 125 adult cardiac surgery patients that were randomized between fentanyl and remifentanil during surgery and genotyped. Results: Patients in the fentanyl group with the COMT high-pain...
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