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Genetic and clinical determinants influencing warfarin dosing in children with heart disease.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Apr 2013
Nguyen Nguyenvu, Anley Peter, Yu Margaret Y, Zhang Gang, Thompson Alexis A, Jennings Larry J
Abstract excerpt
Warfarin is a common anticoagulant with narrow therapeutic window and variable anticoagulation effects. Single gene polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1) have been shown to impact warfarin dosing in adults. Insufficient data exists on genetic and clinical factors which influence warfarin dosing in children. Pediatric patients with heart disease who received...
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