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Pharmacogenetic testing for clopidogrel using the rapid INFINITI analyzer: a dose-escalation study.
JACC. Cardiovascular interventions - 1 Nov 2009
Gladding Patrick, White Harvey, Voss Jamie, Ormiston John, Stewart Jim, Ruygrok Peter, Bvaldivia Badi, Baak Ruth, White Catherine, Webster Mark
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OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess whether a higher clopidogrel maintenance dose has a greater antiplatelet effect in CYP2C19*2 allele carriers compared with noncarriers. BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel is a prodrug that is biotransformed by the cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP2C19, 2C9, and 3A4, 2B6, 1A2. The CYPC219*2 loss of function variant has been associated with a reduced antiplatelet response to clopidogrel and a...
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