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Effect of NPC1L1 polymorphism on warfarin stable dose in Chinese patients under heart valve replacement surgery.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Feb 2022
Ma Siqing, Luo Zhiying, Zhou Xinmin, Zhou Honghao, Chen Ling, Zhang Wei
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Warfarin is the most often anticoagulant choice for preventable thromboembolism. Notably, vitamin K plays a vital role in the process of warfarin's anticoagulant effect. Therefore, we presume NPC1L1, a key transporter of vitamin K (VK) intestinal absorption, may modulate the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. Studies have shown that NPC1L1(-762T>C, rs2073548) and p53 (P72R, rs1042522) variations are implicated in...
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