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Influence of APOE Gene Polymorphism on Interindividual and Interethnic Warfarin Dosage Requirement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Cardiovascular therapeutics - 1 Oct 2016
Yu Wan-Ying, Sun Xue, Wadelius Mia, Huang Lihua, Peng Chen, Ma Wan-le, Yang Guo-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Warfarin is the most extensively used coumarin anticoagulant. It has been shown that the anticoagulant effect of warfarin is associated with genetic variation. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a possible candidate to influence the maintenance dose of warfarin. ApoE affects the vitamin K cycle by mediating the uptake of vitamin K into the liver. The vitamin K cycle is the drug target of warfarin. However,...
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