Abstract

To analyze VKORC1, CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 polymorphisms in relation to the main outcomes in the first stages of acenocoumarol therapy. Nine hundred and forty one patients who had started therapy and in whom time to stable dosage, time to over-anticoagulation and adverse events occurred during 3 first months were retrospectively analyzed. VKORC1 AA patients needed fewer days to reach stable dosage (p = 0.017). International normalized ratio [INR] at 72 h, and VKORC1 and CYP2C9 genotypes conditioned INR values >2.5 (p < 0.001, p = 0.002 and p < 0.001, respectively), whereas CYP4F2 T carriers had a low risk of the same outcome (p = 0.009). In regards to combined genotypes, CYP4F2 had a significant effect on over-anticoagulation at the beginning of therapy except for the VKORC1 AA and CYP2C9*3 combination. In addition to VKORC1 and CYP2C9, CYP4F2 gene has a slight but significant role in reaching INR >2.5 during the first weeks of acenocoumarol therapy.

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