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Allelic variants in the CYP2C9 and VKORC1 loci and interindividual variability in the anticoagulant dose effect of warfarin in Italians.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Nov 2007
Borgiani Paola, Ciccacci Cinzia, Forte Vittorio, Romano Silvia, Federici Giorgio, Novelli Giuseppe
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INTRODUCTION: Warfarin is currently considered to be the anticoagulant of choice in the long-term treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. However, it presents a narrow therapeutic range and a great interindividual dose variability. We investigated the influence of variants of the VKORC1 and CYP2C9 loci on the mean weekly warfarin dose (MWWD) required to reach stabilized therapeutic international...
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