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[Cytochrome P450 2C9 polymorphisms (CYP2C9) and warfarin maintenance dose in elderly patients].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Apr 2004
Siguret V, Gouin I, Golmard J-L, Geoffroy S, Andreux J-P, Pautas E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Allelic variants of the gene coding for cytochrome P450 isoform 2C9 (CYP2C9), 2C9*2 and 2C9*3, were shown to increase sensitivity to warfarin in adults. In the elderly, the maintenance dose is influenced by acquired factors including comorbidities and polymedication. The aim of our purpose was to investigate whether a genetic factor, such as cyp2c9 genotype, does influence the warfarin maintenance dose...
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