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Ability of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 to predict therapeutic warfarin dose during the initial weeks of therapy.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jan 2010
Ferder N S, Eby C S, Deych E, Harris J K, Ridker P M, Milligan P E, Goldhaber S Z, King C R, Giri T, McLeod H L, Glynn R J, Gage B F
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BACKGROUND: CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotypes predict therapeutic warfarin dose at initiation of therapy; however, the predictive ability of genetic information after a week or longer is unknown. Experts have hypothesized that genotype becomes irrelevant once international normalized ratio (INR) values...
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