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Pharmacogenetic characteristics of patients with complicated phenprocoumon dosing.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2009
Werner D, Werner U, Wuerfel A, Grosch A, Lestin H G, Eschenhagen T, Rau T
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Anticoagulation therapy with coumarins necessitates a strict individualization of dosing. Whereas the impacts of the cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1) polymorphisms on warfarin dosing are clearly established, the role of these genetic variants on dosing and the safe use of phenprocoumon are less well investigated and, to a certain degree, controversial. METHODS: We...
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