Although some studies have suggested that reduced CYP2D6 enzymatic activity might contribute for higher risk of breast cancer recurrence (Table 1), the recent results of the large studies by Abraham et al. (2010) and Regan et al. (2012) indicate no significant differences in relation to breast cancer-specific survival, either for poor or intermediate CYP2D6 metabolizers, which were characterized based on alleles *3, *4, *5, *6, *7, *10, and *41 (Table 2). The gene discussed is CYP2D6; the disease is breast carcinoma.