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Single copy of variant CYP2A6 alleles does not confer susceptibility to liver dysfunction in patients treated with coumarin.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Apr 2003
Burian M, Freudenstein J, Tegtmeier M, Naser-Hijazi B, Henneicke-von Zepelin H H, Legrum W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Coumarin, used in the treatment of chronic venous diseases, is mainly metabolized to non-toxic 7-hydroxy-coumarin by CYP2A6. At least, 3 variant alleles, CYP2A6*2, CYP2A6*3 and CYP2A6*4A, have been shown to encode catalytically defective proteins. Sporadic elevation of liver enzymes ha...
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