Generic testing helpful to prediction of initial dose of warfarin

An algorithm incorporating genetic information is helpful in predicting the appropriate initial dose of warfarin in patients who are "outliers" - that is, those who require either higher- or lower-than-average doses of the drug, new research has found.

The study showed that up to half of all people are outliers, says Professor Shin Jae-gook of Inje University, one member of the International...