title: Response to "Understanding CYP2D6 and its role in tamoxifen metabolism"
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University in Garden City.
authors.forename: Marcelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, and in the School of Nursing, Saint Louis University in Missouri.
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0919-6444
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000235:genetics*; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 / Q000502:physiology*; D020847:Estrogen Receptor Modulators / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D020847:Estrogen Receptor Modulators; D011355:Prodrugs; D013629:Tamoxifen; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6