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Understanding the genetic basis for adverse drug effects: the calcineurin inhibitors.
Pharmacotherapy - 1 Feb 2010
Bai Jane P F, Lesko Lawrence J, Burckart Gilbert J
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The calcineurin inhibitors-cyclosporine and tacrolimus-are the mainstay of immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation. These drugs produce severe adverse drug effects (ADEs) such as nephrotoxicity, posttransplantation diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Accumulated evidence suggest...
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