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Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants: clinical aspects.
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum - 1 Jan 1997
Bertilsson L, Dahl M L, Tybring G
Abstract excerpt
Plasma concentrations and response to antidepressants vary considerably between patients treated with similar dosages. Most antidepressants and also antipsychotics are metabolized by the polymorphic debrisoquine/sparteine hydroxylase, i.e., cytochrome P450 (CYP)2D6. About 7% of Caucasians are poor metabolizers (PM), and such patients might develop adverse drug reactions when treated with recommended doses of, for...
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