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Influence of CYP2C9 polymorphism and phenytoin co-administration on acenocoumarol dose in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.
Thrombosis research - 1 May 2014
De Tanima, Christopher Rita, Nagaraja Dindagur
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BACKGROUND: The study aimed at evaluating the contribution of genetic variations in the drug metabolizing enzyme, CYP2C9, and the influence of co-medication with the antiepileptic drug, phenytoin, to variability in acenocoumarol response, in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). METHODS: 476 acenocoumarol-treated CVT patients (153 males and 323 females) were genotyped for CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3...
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