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Genotype-guided coumarin dosing: where are we now and where do we need to go next?
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Apr 2015
Baranova Ekaterina V, Verhoef Talitha I, Asselbergs Folkert W, de Boer Anthonius, Maitland-van der Zee Anke-Hilse
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INTRODUCTION: A large proportion of the coumarin dose variability is explained by environmental factors and by common genetic variants in the VKORC1 and CYP2C9 genes. Genotype-guided coumarin dosing has been proposed for a more accurate prediction of the coumarin dose in order to reduce the incidence of coumarin-related complications. AREAS COVERED: This review discusses the current state of coumarin...
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