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CYP2C9 genotypes and dose requirements during the induction phase of oral anticoagulant therapy.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Mar 2004
Peyvandi Flora, Spreafico Marta, Siboni Simona Maria, Moia Marco, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Variant alleles of the CYP2C9 gene encoding the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme (2C9*2 [Arg144Cys] and 2C9*3 [Ile359Leu]) are known to increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin and decrease the mean daily dose required to maintain the international normalized ratio (INR) of the prothrombin time within the target therapeutic range. However, little information is available on the effect of CYP2C9...
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