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First report of warfarin dose requirements in patients possessing the CYP2C9*12 allele.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 23 Sept 2013
O'Brien Travis J, Kidd Robert S, Richard Craig A H, Ha Ngoc-Han, Witcher Preston, Tran Linda V, Barbour April, Tuck Matthew, McIntosh Samantha D, Douglas Jacqueline N, Harralson Arthur F
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BACKGROUND: Warfarin is the most frequently prescribed anticoagulant in North America and Europe. It is administered as a racemate, but S-warfarin is principally responsible for its anticoagulant activity. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 is the enzyme primarily responsible for the metabolism of S-warfarin. Numerous variant alleles of CYP2C9 have been identified. The CYP2C9*12 (rs9332239) allele harbors a P489S...
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