December 16th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: December 16th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include several trials of genotyping to guide starting doses of vitamin K antagonists, statins for primary prevention of CVD, and more.
March 28th, 2012
Proof-of-Concept for Bedside Rapid Genotyping Test of CYP2C19
Larry Husten, PHD
A new point-of-care test can rapidly identify people with a common genetic variant associated with impaired clopidogrel function. The authors claim that this is the first study to demonstrate the feasibility of delivering a genetic test at bedside. In an article published online in the Lancet, Jason Roberts and colleagues report on a new point-of-care test that can identify […]
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