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Frequency of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 gene polymorphisms and their influence on warfarin dose in Egyptian pediatric patients.
Paediatric drugs - 1 Aug 2014
Kamal El-Din Mennat-Allah, Farhan Marwa Salah, El Shiha Randa Ibrahim, El-Kaffas Rania Mohammed Helmy, Mousa Somaia Mohammed
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant that shows a high inter-individual variability in the dose needed to achieve target anticoagulation. In adults, common genetic variants in the cytochrome P450-2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex (VKORC1) enzymes, in addition to non-genetic factors, explain this dose variability. In children, data about warfarin pharmacogenetics are limited and...
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