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Polymorphisms in the VKORC1 gene are strongly associated with warfarin dosage requirements in patients receiving anticoagulation.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2006
Li T, Lange L A, Li X, Susswein L, Bryant B, Malone R, Lange E M, Huang T-Y, Stafford D W, Evans J P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Warfarin is a mainstay of therapy for conditions associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. However, the use of this common agent is fraught with complications and little is known regarding inter-individual variation in warfarin response. OBJECTIVE: We tested for association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VKORC1 and CYP2C9 and average weekly warfarin dose required...
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