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Absence of novel CYP4F2 and VKORC1 coding region DNA variants in patients requiring high warfarin doses.
Clinical medicine & research - 1 Nov 2011
Burmester James K, Berg Richard L, Glurich Ingrid, Yale Steven H, Schmelzer John R, Caldwell Michael D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Warfarin is an FDA-approved oral anticoagulant for long-term prevention of thromboembolism. Substantial inter-individual variation in dosing requirements and the narrow therapeutic index of this widely-prescribed drug make safe initiation and dose stabilization challenging. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) occurring in CYP2C9, VKORC1, and CYP4F2 genes are known to impact dose, and VKORC1 and...
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