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Genetic variation and response to morphine in cancer patients

Catechol-o-methyltransferase and multidrug resistance-1 gene polymorphisms are associated with central side effects

  1. Joy R. Ross PhD, MRCP1,2,†,*,
  2. Julia Riley MBBCh, MRCGP, MD, FRCP3,
  3. Annie B. Taegetmeyer MRCP, PhD2,
  4. Hiroe Sato MD, PhD2,
  5. Sophy Gretton MBBS2,3,
  6. Roland M. du Bois MD, FRCP2,
  7. Kenneth I. Welsh PhD, FRCP (Hon)2

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23292

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 6, pages 1390–1403, 15 March 2008

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Ross, J. R., Riley, J., Taegetmeyer, A. B., Sato, H., Gretton, S., du Bois, R. M. and Welsh, K. I. (2008), Genetic variation and response to morphine in cancer patients. Cancer, 112: 1390–1403. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23292

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  1. 1

    St. Joseph's Hospice, London, United Kingdom

  2. 2

    Department of Clinical Genomics, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

  3. 3

    Department of Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 02085330513

*St. Joseph's Hospice, London E8 4SA, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 MAR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 SEP 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 AUG 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 MAY 2007

Funded by

  • Royal Marsden Palliative Care Research Fund
  • Asmarley Trust
  • Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation

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