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Phenotype/genotype relationships for the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6 in rheumatoid arthritis: influence of drug therapy and disease activity.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 1994
Beyeler C, Daly A K, Armstrong M, Astbury C, Bird H A, Idle J R
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether particular genotypes for the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6, a polymorphic enzyme, are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether CYP2D6 enzyme activity is altered as a result of the disease or its treatment. METHODS: CYP2D6 genotypes and metabolic phenotypes were determined for 53 patients with RA and 73 healthy controls. Genotyping was carried out by...
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