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Genetic predisposition to acute gastrointestinal bleeding after NSAIDs use.
British journal of pharmacology - 1 Jan 2004
Martínez Carmen, Blanco Gerardo, Ladero José M, García-Martín Elena, Taxonera Carlos, Gamito Francisco G, Diaz-Rubio Manuel, Agúndez José A G
Abstract excerpt
Impaired drug metabolism is a major cause of adverse drug reactions, and it is often caused by mutations at genes coding for drug-metabolising enzymes. Two amino-acid polymorphisms of cytochrome P4502C9 (CYP2C9), an enzyme involved in the metabolism of several nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), were studied in 94 individuals with acute bleeding after NSAIDs use and 124 individuals receiving NSAIDs...
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