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Presence of CYP2C9*3 allele increases risk for hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetic patients treated with sulfonylureas.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Nov 2009
Ragia Georgia, Petridis Ioannis, Tavridou Anna, Christakidis Dimitrios, Manolopoulos Vangelis G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Hypoglycemia is a common adverse effect of sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic agents. Impaired metabolism of sulfonylureas due to gene polymorphisms in the metabolic enzyme CYP2C9 might lead to hypoglycemia. In the present study we explored the association of the CYP2C9 variant alleles CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 with the incidence of hypoglycemic events in diabetic patients receiving the sulfonylureas glimepiride...
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