Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 4(38), p. 525-533, 2016
DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000301
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in pain control might predispose to exaggerated sensitivity or difference in opioid analgesic effect. The relevance of the KCNJ6 -1250G>A (rs6517442, c.-1787G>A) and the COMT c.472G>A (rs4680, ValMet) SNPs were studied in preterm infants needing intubation and randomized to a premedication strategy including remifentanil (n=17) or morphine (n=17).