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The rs2108622 polymorphism is related to the early risk of ischemic stroke in non-valvular atrial fibrillation subjects under oral anticoagulation.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Sept 2018
Colàs-Campàs L, Royo J L, Montserrat M V, Marzo C, Molina-Seguín J, Benabdelhak I, Cambray S, Purroy F
Abstract excerpt
Oral anticoagulant treatments, such as vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), are the main treatments administered to atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in order to prevent ischemic stroke (IS). However, the genes involved in the VKA metabolism can undergo variations in a single nucleotide (SNP). These SNPs may then affect the VKA target enzyme (VKORC1), VKA degradation enzyme (CYP2C9), and vitamin K bioavailability enzyme...
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