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Low dose requirement for warfarin treatment in a patient with CYP2C9*3/*13 genotype.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 20 Nov 2011
Kwon Min-Jung, On Young-Keun, Huh Wooseong, Ko Jae-Wook, Kim Duk-Kyung, Kim June Soo, Lee Soo-Youn
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) is the major isoform of the CYP2C subfamily, and is involved in the metabolism of many clinically important therapeutic agents. Here we describe a patient who was intolerant of warfarin treatment because of impaired drug metabolism related to the CYP2C9*3/*13 genotype and high warfarin sensitivity associated with the VKORC1 1173TT genotype. CASE: A 64-year-old Korean man...
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