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Pharmacogenetics of immunosuppressants: progress, pitfalls and promises.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Jul 2008
Cattaneo D, Baldelli S, Perico N
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Most of the immunosuppressants used in organ transplantation are characterized by a narrow therapeutic index, whereby underdosing is associated with increased risk of rejection episodes and overdosing may exacerbate drug-related toxicity. Pharmacogenetics--complementary to pharmacokinetics--holds the potential to allow individualized dosing of immunosuppressive agents to optimize their therapeutic actions while...
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