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To the Editor: On the basis of the results of a genetic association study (Jan. 22 issue),¹ Mega et al. conclude that reduced-function variants of the CYP2C19 allele are responsible for lower plasma levels of the active metabolite of clopidogrel; these lower levels lead to decreased platelet inhibition and thereby increase cardiovascular risk. However, no direct evidence of the causal involvement of the cytochrome P-450 enzyme CYP2C19 in the biotransformation of clopidogrel to its active metabolite is presented.

To test the hypothesis of Mega et al., we incubated clopidogrel, the inactive metabolic intermediate 2-oxo-clopidogrel,² and the known CYP2C19 substrate omeprazole³ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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