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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Unraveling Catechol-O-Methyltransferase rs4680 SNP's Role in Patients' Response to Tramadol and Its Adverse Effects: A Pharmacogenetics Insight into Postoperative Pain Management.

Ammara Khan, Akbar Waheed, Tayyaba Afsar, Ali Abusharha, Huma Shafique, Suhail Razak

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Association of COMT rs4680 Genotype With Chronic Neuropathic Pain Experience in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2025
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ammara KhanDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan.
Akbar WaheedDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Islamic International Medical College, Riphah University, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan.
Tayyaba AfsarDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AbusharhaDepartment of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Huma ShafiqueInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Suhail RazakDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SANewcastle University · GBRiphah International University · PK

Funding

King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. RSPD2024R653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective postoperative pain management is essential for patient well-being and an efficient healthcare system. Variations in the Catechol O-Methyltransferase (COMT) gene, specifically rs4680, play a crucial role in pain perception and opioid response. This study seeks to elucidate the impact of rs4680 polymorphism on tramadol efficacy and adverse reactions in post-surgical patients. We performed an uncontrolled cohort pharmacogenetics study in which participants underwent postoperative tramadol administration. The frequencies of rs4680 alleles were determined and the association between rs4680 genotypes and the efficacy of tramadol analgesic as pain relief, measured by the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), was analyzed. Secondary outcomes included tramadol-induced sedation levels, opioid-induced nausea and vomiting, and other adverse effects of tramadol. Data analysis, using IBM SPSS Statistics 23, focused on pain and side effect differences across genotypes, with statistical significance set to

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adverse drug reaction (ADR)catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT)pharmacogeneticspostoperativetramadol pain

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PMID38202256
PMCPMC10779905
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