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ATP-binding cassette transporters as pharmacogenetic biomarkers for kidney transplantation.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 8 Sept 2012
Shuker Nauras, Bouamar Rachida, Weimar Willem, van Schaik Ron H N, van Gelder Teun, Hesselink Dennis A
Abstract excerpt
Immunosuppressive drugs used in organ transplantation are highly effective in preventing acute rejection. However, the clinical use of these drugs is complicated by the fact that they display highly variable pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics between individual patients. The influence of genetic variation on the interindividual variability in immunosuppressive drug disposition, efficacy, and toxicity has been...
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