Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2012

Publication Title

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

The genes encoding the cytochrome P450 2C9 enzyme (CYP2C9) and vitamin K-epoxide reductase complex unit 1 (VKORC1) are major determinants of anticoagulant response to warfarin. Together with patient demographics and clinical information, they account for approximately one-half of the warfarin dose variance in individuals of European descent. Recent prospective and randomized controlled trial data support pharmacogenetic guidance with their use in warfarin dose initiation and titration. Benefits from pharmacogenetics-guided warfarin dosing have been reported to extend beyond the period of initial dosing, with supportive data indicating benefits to at least 3 months. The genetic effects of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 in African and Asian populations are concordant with those in individuals of European ancestry; however, frequency distribution of allelic variants can vary considerably between major populations. Future randomized controlled trials in multiethnic settings using population-specific dosing algorithms will allow us to further ascertain the generalizability and cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenetics-guided warfarin therapy. Additional genome-wide association studies may help us to improve and refine dosing algorithms and potentially identify novel biological pathways.

DOI

10.1055/s-0032-1328891

Original Citation

Fung E, Patsopoulos NA, Belknap SM, O'Rourke DJ, Robb JF, Anderson JL, Shworak NW, Moore JH. Effect of genetic variants, especially CYP2C9 and VKORC1, on the pharmacology of warfarin. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2012 Nov;38(8):893-904. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1328891. Epub 2012 Oct 6. Erratum in: Semin Thromb Hemost. 2013 Feb;39(1):112. PMID: 23041981; PMCID: PMC4134937.

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