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CYP2C19 genotype is associated with symptomatic recurrence of GERD during maintenance therapy with low-dose lansoprazole.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jul 2009
Furuta Takahisa, Sugimoto Mitsushige, Kodaira Chise, Nishino Masafumi, Yamade Mihoko, Ikuma Mutsuhiro, Shirai Naohito, Watanabe Hiroshi, Umemura Kazuo, Kimura Michio, Hishida Akira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Maintenance therapy of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is usually performed with a low dose of a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI). Because PPIs are metabolized by CYP2C19 in the liver, we investigated whether a patient's CYP2C19 genotype was associated with symptomatic recurren...
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