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Cytochrome P450 2C19 polymorphism in young patients treated with clopidogrel after myocardial infarction: a cohort study.
Lancet (London, England) - 24 Jan 2009
Collet Jean-Philippe, Hulot Jean-Sébastien, Pena Anna, Villard Eric, Esteve Jean-Baptiste, Silvain Johanne, Payot Laurent, Brugier Delphine, Cayla Guillaume, Beygui Farzin, Bensimon Gilbert, Funck-Brentano Christian, Montalescot Gilles
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel and low-dose aspirin have become the mainstay oral antiplatelet regimen to prevent recurrent ischaemic events after acute coronary syndromes or stent placement. The frequent genetic functional variant 681 G>A (*2) of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) is an important contributor to the wide variability between individuals of the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel. We assessed whether the...
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