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The impact of CYP3A5 and MDR1 polymorphisms on tacrolimus dosage requirements and trough concentrations in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia - 1 Nov 2013
Shilbayeh Sireen, Zmeili Rawan, Almardini Reham Issa
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Previous international studies demonstrated significant heterogeneity in the tacrolimus (TAC) dose required to attain target blood concentrations, attributed to both genetic and ethnic factors. While the majority of previous reports on adult recipients of renal, heart and liver transplants have shown a significant effect of CYP3A5FNx013 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on TAC pharmacokinetics (PKs), the...
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