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Effect of the ABCB1 3435C>T polymorphism on tacrolimus concentrations and dosage requirements in liver transplant recipients.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - 15 Sept 2009
Bonhomme-Faivre Laurence, Picard Véronique, Saliba Faouzi, Abbara Chadi, Fodil Madjid, Chaunoy Mélanie, Farinotti Robert
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The effect of ABCB1 3435C>T on tacrolimus concentrations in liver transplant recipients was studied. Tacrolimus is a substrate for P-glycoprotein, the product of the ABCB1 gene. To determine whether the ABCB1 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 3435C>T was associated with variation in the tacrolimus concentration:dose ratio (C:D) in 42 liver transplant recipients during three months after...
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