Article
[Debrisoquine hydroxylation test as an example of new possibilities of research in psychopharmacology].
Psychiatria polska - 1 Jan 2000
Jarema M
Abstract excerpt
About 5-10% of European white population has a genetically determinant defect of the CYP2D6, one of the enzymes of cytochrome P-450. This defect leads to the impaired metabolism of many drugs including various psychopharmacological agents. The measurement of the hydroxylation of debrisoquine is a laboratory test which allows to identify such an individual. Patients who show an impaired hydroxylation of...
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