Article
Frequency of vitamin K oxidoreductase complex subunit-1 (VKORC1) polymorphisms and warfarin dose management in patients with venous thromboembolism.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Sept 2018
Kabalak Pınar Akın, Savaş İsmail, Akar Nejat, Demir Nalan, Eğin Yonca
Abstract excerpt
Warfarin works by inhibiting VKORC1, so polymorphisms of this gene modify the required drug dose. The aim of this study is to examine the relation between therapeutic weekly dose of warfarin and C1173T/G1639A polymorphism of VKORC1 in patients with VTE. Seventy-five patients with VTE were enrolled. Weekly warfarin doses and time (day) to reach therapeutic INR were evaluated retrospectively along with...
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