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Genome-wide analysis of clopidogrel active metabolite levels identifies novel variants that influence antiplatelet response.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2017
Backman Joshua D, O'Connell Jeffrey R, Tanner Keith, Peer Cody J, Figg William D, Spencer Shawn D, Mitchell Braxton D, Shuldiner Alan R, Yerges-Armstrong Laura M, Horenstein Richard B, Lewis Joshua P
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Clopidogrel is one of the most commonly used therapeutics for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes. However, considerable interindividual variation in clopidogrel response has been documented, resulting in suboptimal therapy and an increased risk of recurrent events for some patients. In this investigation, we carried out the first genome-wide association...
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