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SUBMITTER: Sunthankar SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9283732 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sunthankar Sudeep D SD Kannankeril Prince J PJ Gaedigk Andrea A Radbill Andrew E AE Fish Frank A FA Van Driest Sara L SL
Clinical and translational science 20220526 7
Propafenone is an antiarrhythmic drug metabolized primarily by cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6). In adults, propafenone adverse events (AEs) are associated with CYP2D6 poor metabolizer status; however, pediatric data are lacking. Subjects were tested for 10 CYP2D6 allelic variants and copy number status, and activity scores assigned to each genotype. Seventy-six individuals (median 0.3 [range 0-26] years old) were included. Propafenone AEs occurred in 29 (38%); 14 (18%) required drug discontinuation ...[more]