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Differences in drug pharmacokinetics between East Asians and Caucasians and the role of genetic polymorphisms.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Oct 2004
Kim Kiman, Johnson Julie A, Derendorf Hartmut
Abstract excerpt
Interethnic variability in pharmacokinetics can cause unexpected outcomes such as therapeutic failure, adverse effects, and toxicity in subjects of different ethnic origin undergoing medical treatment. It is important to realize that both genetic and environmental factors can lead to these differences among ethnic groups. The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) published a guidance to facilitate the...
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