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Genetic and nongenetic factors associated with warfarin dose requirements in Egyptian patients.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Mar 2011
Shahin Mohamed Hossam A, Khalifa Sherief I, Gong Yan, Hammad Lamiaa N, Sallam Mohamed T H, El Shafey Mostafa, Ali Shawky S, Mohamed Mohamed-Eslam F, Langaee Taimour, Johnson Julie A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Warfarin is a commonly used oral anticoagulant with a narrow therapeutic index and various genetic and clinical factors that influence interpatient variability in dose requirements. This study investigated the impact of genetic and nongenetic factors on warfarin dose requirements in Egyptians. METHODS: DNA was extracted from 207 patients taking warfarin for more than 2 months and...
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