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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bushel PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5782799 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The pharmacogenomics journal 20160301 3
Acetaminophen can adversely affect the liver especially when overdosed. We used whole blood as a surrogate to identify genes as potential early indicators of an acetaminophen-induced response. In a clinical study, healthy human subjects were dosed daily with 4 g of either acetaminophen or placebo pills for 7 days and evaluated over the course of 14 days. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels for responders to acetaminophen increased between days 4 and 9 after dosing, and 12 genes were detected w ...[more]