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Contribution of age, body size, and CYP2C9 genotype to anticoagulant response to warfarin.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Mar 2004
Kamali Farhad, Khan Tayyaba Irfan, King Barry P, Frearson Richard, Kesteven Patrick, Wood Peter, Daly Ann K, Wynne Hilary
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to assess the contribution of CYP2C9 genotype, age, body size, and vitamin K and lipid status to warfarin dose requirements. METHODS: Patients with stable warfarin dose requirements and an international normalized ratio (INR) of the prothrombin time within the target range of 2.0 to 3.0 were recruited to the study. On arrival at the clinic in the morning, after an overnight fast, a...
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