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A Novel CYP2C-Haplotype Associated With Ultrarapid Metabolism of Escitalopram.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2021
Bråten Line Skute, Haslemo Tore, Jukic Marin M, Ivanov Maxim, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus, Molden Espen, Kringen Marianne Kristiansen
Abstract excerpt
Escitalopram is one of the most commonly used antidepressant drugs but exhibits a substantial interindividual variation in clinical response. A key factor underlying response differences is the polymorphic nature of the CYP2C19 gene encoding the major enzyme responsible for escitalopram metabolism. Although pre-emptive CYP2C19 genotyping may improve escitalopram treatment outcome by dose individualization, much...
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