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05 February 2024: Articles

Pharmacogenetic Analysis of an 8-Year Old Girl with Reye Syndrome Associated with Use of Naproxen

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Unexpected drug reaction, Rare disease, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Byungwook Kim A , Joo-Youn Cho D , Ildae Song ** , Jaeseong Oh **

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942242

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942242

Table 2. Pharmacogenetic test results for genes involved in the metabolism of naproxen.

GenesAlleleFunctional change
*1L/*1LNo functional change
*1/*1Extensive metabolizer
*1/*6Intermediate metabolizer
*1/*2May have decreased metabolism
Wild typeNo functional change
*1/*2May have decreased metabolism
Genes known to be involved in the metabolism of naproxen are presented. Allele results are combined result of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of respective genes and represent phenotypes.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923