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Cytochrome 2C19*17 allelic variant, platelet aggregation, bleeding events, and stent thrombosis in clopidogrel-treated patients with coronary stent placement.
Circulation - 2 Feb 2010
Sibbing Dirk, Koch Werner, Gebhard Daniela, Schuster Tibor, Braun Siegmund, Stegherr Julia, Morath Tanja, Schömig Albert, von Beckerath Nicolas, Kastrati Adnan
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BACKGROUND: The cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 isoenzyme plays an important role in clopidogrel metabolization. A recently explored CYP2C19*17 allelic variant has been linked to increased transcriptional activity, resulting in extensive metabolization of CYP2C19 substrates, which may lead to an enhan...
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