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Effect of genetic variants, especially CYP2C9 and VKORC1, on the pharmacology of warfarin.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Nov 2012
Fung Erik, Patsopoulos Nikolaos A, Belknap Steven M, O'Rourke Daniel J, Robb John F, Anderson Jeffrey L, Shworak Nicholas W, Moore Jason H
Abstract excerpt
The genes encoding the cytochrome P450 2C9 enzyme (CYP2C9) and vitamin K-epoxide reductase complex unit 1 (VKORC1) are major determinants of anticoagulant response to warfarin. Together with patient demographics and clinical information, they account for approximately one-half of the warfarin dose variance in individuals of European descent. Recent prospective and randomized controlled trial data support...
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