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Unveiling the mysteries of clopidogrel metabolism and efficacy.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Dec 2011
Bonello L, Bonello N, Grosdidier C, Camoin-Jau L
Abstract excerpt
Clopidogrel is an important antiplatelet agent, but a considerable variability in the biological effect of the drug has been observed. Additionally, patients with insufficient platelet reactivity inhibition following a loading dose (LD) of clopidogrel have a poor outcome. The mechanisms of variability are dependent on genetic polymorphisms of enzymes involved in clopidogrel metabolism. Paraoxonase 1 has been...
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