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[Association between cytochrome p4502c9 polymorphisms and losartan dosing in hypertensive patients].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Dec 2019
Pedreros-Rosales Cristian, Jalil Milad Roberto, Lagos Lucero Marcela, Solari Gajardo Sandra
Abstract excerpt
Background Losartan is widely used in many clinicals settings. Its dosage is related to the genetic characteristics of CYP2C9 enzymatic activity, which metabolizes losartan to its active form E-3174, responsible for the antihypertensive effect. Aims To identify the frequency of allelic variants CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 in hypertensive patients and to compare genotypes with a healthy Chilean population. To relate...
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