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SUBMITTER: Johnson JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3187550 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 20110907 4
Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant with a narrow therapeutic index and large interpatient variability in the dose required to achieve target anticoagulation. Common genetic variants in the cytochrome P450-2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K-epoxide reductase complex (VKORC1) enzymes, in addition to known nongenetic factors, account for ~50% of warfarin dose variability. The purpose of this article is to assist in the interpretation and use of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotype data for estimating therapeuti ...[more]