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Paraoxonase-1 is a major determinant of clopidogrel efficacy.
Nature medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Bouman Heleen J, Schömig Edgar, van Werkum Jochem W, Velder Janna, Hackeng Christian M, Hirschhäuser Christoph, Waldmann Christopher, Schmalz Hans-Günther, ten Berg Jurriën M, Taubert Dirk
Abstract excerpt
Clinical efficacy of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel is hampered by its variable biotransformation into the active metabolite. The variability in the clinical response to clopidogrel treatment has been attributed to genetic factors, but the specific genes and mechanisms underlying clopidogrel bioactivation remain unclear. Using in vitro metabolomic profiling techniques, we identified paraoxonase-1 (PON1) as the...
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