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SUBMITTER: Zhong Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757864 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhong Zhixiong Z Hou Jingyuan J Li Bing B Zhang Qifeng Q Liu Sudong S Li Cunren C Liu Zhidong Z Yang Min M Zhong Wei W Zhao Pingsen P
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 20171230
BACKGROUND Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 is an enzyme involved in the bioactivation of various important therapeutic drugs, from pro-drugs to an active inhibitor of platelet action. Variants in the CYP2C19 gene influence the pharmacokinetics and clinical response to antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel; however, there is no available data about the genetic variation of CYP2C19 in the Hakka population in China. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 6686 unrelated participants (ages 17-98 years) of self- ...[more]