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CYP2C9 gene variants, drug dose, and bleeding risk in warfarin-treated patients: a HuGEnet systematic review and meta-analysis.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Feb 2005
Sanderson Simon, Emery Jon, Higgins Julian
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PURPOSE: Two common variant alleles of the cytochrome CYP2C9 (CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3) lead to reduced warfarin metabolism in vitro and in vivo. The study objective was to examine the strength and quality of existing evidence about CYP2C9 gene variants and clinical outcomes in warfarin-treated patients. METHODS: The study was a systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple electronic databases were searched,...
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