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Estimation of the Warfarin Dose with Clinical and Pharmacogenetic Data
Author(s) -
Teri E. Klein,
Altman Rb,
Niclas Eriksson,
Gage Bf,
Kimmel Se,
Lee Mt,
Limdi Na,
David Page,
Roden Dm,
Wagner Mj,
Michael D. Caldwell,
JA Johnson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0809329
Subject(s) - warfarin , medicine , pharmacogenetics , population , cohort , atrial fibrillation , genotype , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , gene
Genetic variability among patients plays an important role in determining the dose of warfarin that should be used when oral anticoagulation is initiated, but practical methods of using genetic information have not been evaluated in a diverse and large population. We developed and used an algorithm for estimating the appropriate warfarin dose that is based on both clinical and genetic data from a broad population base.

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