• The rare Arg181Cys mutation in the μ opioid receptor can abolish opioid responses 

      Skorpen, Frank; von Hofacker, Sebastian; Bjørngaard, Mads; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Dale, Ola; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      BACKGROUND: Genetic variability contributes to variable clinical response to opioids. This study emerged from the observation of three Norwegian patients who showed no or extraordinary poor response to very high doses of ...