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A C1173T dimorphism in the VKORC1 gene determines coumarin sensitivity and bleeding risk.
PLoS medicine - 1 Oct 2005
Reitsma Pieter H, van der Heijden Jeroen F, Groot Angelique P, Rosendaal Frits R, Büller Harry R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A C1173T polymorphism in intron 1 of the VKORC1 gene has been claimed to determine the interindividual variability in the response to vitamin K antagonist therapy (VKA), but it is unknown whether it also influences bleeding risk. We aimed to confirm the relationship between C1173T sta...
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