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Pharmacogenetics-based coumarin therapy.
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 1 Jan 2006
Gage Brian F
Abstract excerpt
To reduce the risk of hemorrhage, experts advocate prescribing the anticipated therapeutic dose to patients who are beginning coumarin therapy, but until now there was no accurate way to estimate that dose. Using pharmacogenetics-based coumarin therapy, clinicians can now estimate the therapeutic dose by genotyping their patients for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect coumarin metabolism or...
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