Article
Extremely low warfarin dose in patients with genotypes of CYP2C9*3/*3 and VKORC1-1639A/A.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Sept 2011
Gao Lei, He Lei, Luo Jin, Xu Bin, Yang Jie, Zhang Yu-xiao, Yang Ting, Li Ke, Tian Jin-wen, Wang Hong-juan, Zhao Yu-sheng, Lu Cai-yi, Zhang Wen-zi, Yin Tong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with the genotypes of both CYP2C9*3/*3 and VKORC1-1639 A/A are expected to require the lowest dose of warfarin, and to have a greatly increased risk of bleeding. The experience for the dosing of warfarin in such extremely rare cases has been seldom reported. METHODS: Demographic and clinical data from two cases with stable low dose of warfarin in China were studied by resequencing the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
