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The relationship between CYP2C9 gene polymorphisms and upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients who used warfarin.
Medicinski glasnik : official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 Feb 2013
Ucar Mahmut, Alagozlu Hakan, Sahin Safak, Ozdemir Ozturk
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Oral anticoagulants are the most common used substance for treatment and prophylaxis of warfarin venous and arterial thromboembolic disorders in the world. Therapeutic index of warfarin is narrow. CYP2C9 is a hepatic microsomal enzyme and has a primary role in metabolism of warfarin and genetic variations of CYP2C9 may cause a serious effect on the response to warfarin in patients. The aim of this study was...
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