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Genetic variations in cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 activity may have important clinical consequences for some drugs

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Genetic variations in cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 activity may have important clinical consequences for some drugs. Drugs Ther. Perspect 26, 21–26 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2165/11205190-000000000-00000

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