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Association of sequence variations in vitamin K epoxide reductase and gamma-glutamyl carboxylase genes with biochemical measures of vitamin K status.
Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology - 1 Apr 2009
Crosier Michael D, Peter Inga, Booth Sarah L, Bennett Grace, Dawson-Hughes Bess, Ordovas Jose M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors, specifically the VKORC1 and GGCX genes, have been shown to contribute to the interindividual variability in response to the vitamin K-antagonist, warfarin, which influences the dose required to achieve the desired anticoagulation response. These differences in warfarin sensitivity may be explained by differences in vitamin K status. Men and women (n=416, 60-80 y), primarily of European descent,...
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