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Ability of rabeprazole to prevent gastric mucosal damage from clopidogrel and low doses of aspirin depends on CYP2C19 genotype.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Aug 2012
Uotani Takahiro, Sugimoto Mitsushige, Nishino Masafumi, Kodaira Chise, Yamade Mihoko, Sahara Shu, Yamada Takanori, Osawa Satoshi, Sugimoto Ken, Tanaka Tatsuo, Umemura Kazuo, Watanabe Hiroshi, Miyajima Hiroaki, Furuta Takahisa
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Low doses of aspirin can injure the gastric mucosa. It is not clear whether other drugs such as the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel also cause gastric mucosal injury or exacerbate aspirin-induced injury, or whether proton pump inhibitors prevent damage. METHODS: Twenty Japanese subjects with different CYP2C19 genotypes were randomly assigned to groups that were given a low dose of aspirin (100...
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