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Warfarin and cytochrome P450 2C9 genotype: possible ethnic variation in warfarin sensitivity.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Mar 2007
Kealey Carmel, Chen Zhen, Christie Jason, Thorn Caroline F, Whitehead Alexander S, Price Maureen, Samaha Frederick F, Kimmel Stephen E
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INTRODUCTION: Warfarin is a widely prescribed, efficacious oral anticoagulant. S-warfarin, the more active form, is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 (CYP)2C9 enzyme. The aim was to evaluate the influence of two CYP2C9 functional polymorphisms (*2 and *3) on warfarin dose in African-Americans, an unstudied population and Caucasians, and also to assess the effect of these polymorphisms on anticoagulation response...
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