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Consequences of the Y139F Vkorc1 mutation on resistance to AVKs: in-vivo investigation in a 7th generation of congenic Y139F strain of rats.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Oct 2009
Grandemange Agnes, Kohn Michael Hans, Lasseur Romain, Longin-Sauvageon Christiane, Berny Philippe, Benoit Etienne
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OBJECTIVES: In humans, warfarin is used as an anticoagulant to reduce the risk of thromboembolic clinical events. Warfarin derivatives are also used as rodenticides in pest control. The gene encoding the protein targeted by anticoagulants is the Vitamin K-2,3-epoxide reductase subunit 1 (VKORC1). Since its discovery in 2004, various amino acid and transcription-regulatory altering VKORC1 mutations have been...
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