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Influence of CYP2C9 phenotypes on phenytoin plasma concentration in neurosurgical Brazilian patients.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Dec 2024
Kurtz Pedro, Elias Anna Beatriz Ribeiro, Suarez-Kurtz Guilherme
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AIMS: To investigate the association of CYP2C9 metabolic phenotypes with phenytoin plasma concentration ([PTH]) in neurosurgical patients from the Brazilian Public Health System. METHODS: Patients (n = 170) were treated with phenytoin (300 mg/day) perioperatively as prophylaxis for postoperative seizures. Two to 10 days after surgery, a blood sample was collected for quantification of [PTH] and genotyping of...
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