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Pharmacogenetics of Antiplatelet Therapy.
Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology - 20 Jan 2023
Castrichini Matteo, Luzum Jasmine A, Pereira Naveen
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Antiplatelet therapy is used in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes, stroke, and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Clopidogrel is the most widely used antiplatelet P2Y12 inhibitor in clinical practice. Genetic variation in CYP2C19 may influence its enzymatic activity, resulting in individuals who are carriers of loss-of-function CYP2C19 alleles and thus have reduced active...
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