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Tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity and genetic variability: a review.
Annals of transplantation - 1 Jan 2000
Gijsen Violette M G J, Madadi Parvaz, Dube Marie-Pierre, Hesselink Dennis A, Koren Gideon, de Wildt Saskia N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Calcineurin inhibition (CNI) is the mainstay of immunosuppressant therapy for most solid organ transplant patients. High tacrolimus levels are related with acute nephrotoxicity, but the relationship with chronic toxicity is less clear. Variation in disposition of tacrolimus is associa...
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