Article
Pharmacogenomics of warfarin in populations of A frican descent
7 Jun 2012
Abstract excerpt
Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant worldwide despite its narrow therapeutic index and the notorious inter- and intra-individual variability in dose required for the target clinical effect. Pharmacogenetic polymorphisms are major determinants of warfarin pharmacokinetic and dynamics and included in several warfarin dosing algorithms. This review focuses on warfarin pharmacogenomics in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
