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Role of serum amitriptyline concentration and CYP2C19 polymorphism in predicting the response to low-dose amitriptyline in irritable bowel syndrome.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Nov 2021
Zhou Wen-Cong, Jia Lin, Deng Qi, Wen Yu-Guan, Shang De-Wei, Ni Xiao-Jia, Huang Yao-Xing, Liu Yao, Zhao Han-Bing, Yang Meng, Dou Guo-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low-dose amitriptyline (AMT) is an effective treatment for diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). Its efficacy depends upon its serum concentration and the patient's CYP2C19 genotype. AIMS: To identify the association between serum AMT and nortriptyline (NT) concentration and CYP2C19 polymorphism and the clinical response in IBS-D patients. METHODS: Ninety IBS-D patients were treated of...
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