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Carboxylesterase 1 c.428G>A single nucleotide variation increases the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel by reducing its hydrolysis in humans.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jun 2015
Tarkiainen E K, Holmberg M T, Tornio A, Neuvonen M, Neuvonen P J, Backman J T, Niemi M
Abstract excerpt
Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) hydrolyzes the prodrug clopidogrel to an inactive carboxylic acid metabolite. We studied the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of 600 mg oral clopidogrel in healthy white volunteers, including 10 carriers and 12 noncarriers of CES1 c.428G>A (p.Gly143Glu, rs71647871)...
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