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Association of Genetic Polymorphisms in the VKORC1 and CYP2C9 Genes with Warfarin Dosage in a Group of Kuwaiti Individuals.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Apr 2016
Alrashid Maryam H, Al-Serri Ahmad, Alshemmari Salem H, Koshi Philip, Al-Bustan Suzanne A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Warfarin is the most widely prescribed oral anticoagulant worldwide. The narrow therapeutic index and the large variation in the inter-individual dose of warfarin are problematic, since the side effects can be lethal. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in CYP2C9 and VKORC1 have been shown to significantly affect warfarin dosage toleration and this effect varies among different...
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