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SUBMITTER: Bhopalwala AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4300541 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhopalwala Adnan M AM Hong Robert A RA Khan Zia R ZR Valentin Mona R MR Badawi Ramy A RA
Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health 20150101 1
Recent efforts directed at potential litigation in Hawai'i have resulted in a renewed interest for genetic screening for cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) polymorphisms in patients treated with clopidogrel. Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet agent, frequently used in combination with aspirin, for the prevention of thrombotic complications with acute coronary syndrome and in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 2C19 is an enzyme involved in the bioactivation of ...[more]