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Genes affecting warfarin response-interactive or additive?
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Mar 2015
Cavallari Larisa H, Duarte Julio D
Abstract excerpt
Genotypes for cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex 1 (VKORC1) contribute significantly to the inter-patient variability in warfarin dose requirements. These genotypes in addition to clinical factors explain approximately 50% of the dose variability in Europeans, but less in other populations. Thus, a large portion of the variability remains unexplained and has been the focus of...
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