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Genetic polymorphisms of organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) and responses to metformin therapy in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review.
Medicine - 1 Jul 2018
Mofo Mato Edith Pascale, Guewo-Fokeng Magellan, Essop M Faadiel, Owira Peter Mark Oroma
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BACKGROUND: Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite its widespread use, there are considerable interindividual variations in metformin response, with about 35% of patients failing to achieve initial glycemic control. These variabilities that reflect phenotypic differences in drug disposition and action may indeed be due to polymorphisms in...
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