ABSTRACT
The collection of pharmacogenetic variants in Mexican populations remains incomplete, thus, we aimed to characterize the genotype frequency of 11 SNP on CYP2C9 and VKORC1 in more than one-thousand individuals, and to explore their potential impact on coumarin dosing. In natives, genotype frequencies indicate that over 92% would reflect an extensive metabolism. For Mestizo populations, the proportion of CYP2C9 extensive (79%), intermediate (20.0%) and poor metabolizers (1.0%) was significantly different from that of natives, and varied among the different states of Mexico. Genotype frequencies of 7 SNP on VKORC1, were more homogenously distributed among natives and Mestizos. VKORC1 haplotype analysis revealed that most natives can be grouped into haplotypes H1 or H7-H8, while Mestizos showed a wider frequency distribution for other haplotypes. Our observations confirm previous reports on the genotype distribution of major CYP2C9 alleles, and contribute to the collection of genotype frequencies on relevant VKORC1 variants.
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Coumarins/administration & dosage , Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9/genetics , Ethnicity/genetics , Vitamin K Epoxide Reductases/genetics , Coumarins/pharmacokinetics , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Dosage Calculations , Gene Frequency , Genotype , Humans , Inactivation, Metabolic/genetics , Mexico/ethnology , Pharmacogenetics , Polymorphism, Single NucleotideABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: Prospective screening for HLA-B*5701 decreases or abolishes abacavir hypersensitivity reaction. In Caucasians, the HLA complex protein 5 gene (HCP5) rs2395029(G) allele is in complete linkage disequilibrium (LD) with HLA-B*5701 (r(2) = 1). AIM: To assess the frequency of HLA-B*5701 and its LD with HCP5 rs2395029(G) allele, to extend our knowledge of genetic variants that are of critical relevance for the development of pharmacogenetics in Mexico. MATERIALS & METHODS: We genotyped 300 Mexican Mestizos from the Mexican Genome Diversity Project. HLA-B*5701 genotyping was performed using a DNA sequencing method. HCP5 rs2395029 was genotyped using a custom TaqMan(®) SNP genotyping assay and confirmed by direct sequencing. Genotypes for 14 SNPs in the HCP5 region were retrieved from the Mexican Genome Diversity Project database for LD analysis. RESULTS: HLA-B*5701 carrier frequency was 2% and the allelic frequency was 0.010. Haplotype analysis revealed that HLA-B*5701 and the HCP5 rs2395029(G) allele are in complete LD (r(2) = 1) in this Mexican Mestizos sample. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to have a pharmacogenetic program based on HCP5 rs2395029 genotyping as a screening tool with confirmation of HLA-B*5701 carriage by sequenciation, to prevent abacavir hypersensitivity reaction in Mexican patients before initiating abacavir therapy.
