The Effect of CYP2C19 and Nongenetic Factors on Clopidogrel Responsiveness in the MENA Region: A Systematic Review

Pharmacogenetics of clopidogrel and warfarin in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases: an overview of reviews

Pharmacogenetics (PGx) is the relationship between an individual's genetic variations and the response to pharmacological treatment. We chose to perform an overview of reviews on PGx testing-guided treatment for cardiovascular diseases, based on clinically relevant gene-drug pairs. We conducted a search on Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library, from their inception to 18 June 2020. The most studied gene-drug pairs were clopidogrel and warfarin associated with cytochrome p450 and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 genes (CYP2C19, CYP2C9 and VKORC1), classified as critically low quality. There is a need for more quality primary studies and systematic reviews that assess the risk of bias, with consistent definitions of clinical outcomes to consider the benefits of PGx testing for cardiovascular diseases.

Variation in 100 relevant pharmacogenes among emiratis with insights from understudied populations

Genetic variations have an established impact on the pharmacological response. Investigating this variation resulted in a compilation of variants in "pharmacogenes". The emergence of next-generation sequencing facilitated large-scale pharmacogenomic studies and exhibited the extensive variability of pharmacogenes. Some rare and population-specific variants proved to be actionable, suggesting the significance of population pharmacogenomic research. A profound gap exists in the knowledge of pharmacogenomic variants enriched in some populations, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The current study aims to explore the landscape of variations in relevant pharmacogenes among healthy Emiratis. Through the resequencing of 100 pharmacogenes for 100 healthy Emiratis, we identified 1243 variants, of which 63% are rare (minor allele frequency ≤ 0.01), and 30% were unique. Filtering the variants according to Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base (PharmGKB) annotations identified 27 diplotypes and 26 variants with an evident clinical relevance. Comparison with global data illustrated a significant deviation of allele frequencies in the UAE population. Understudied populations display a distinct allelic architecture and various rare and unique variants. We underscored pharmacogenes with the highest variation frequencies and provided investigators with a list of candidate genes for future studies. Population pharmacogenomic studies are imperative during the pursuit of global pharmacogenomics implementation.

The Impact of Kinase Insert Domain (KDR) Gene Polymorphism rs2305948 on Clopidogrel Resistance in Iraqi Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Introduction:

Clopidogrel, the first-choice antiplatelet agent for patient undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) along with Aspirin. Clopidogrel resistance is one of the major obstacles that cause MACE and failure of PCI. Kinase Insert Domain (KDR) gene responsible for VEGFR2 coding, the major receptor that translates VEGF ligand. The rs2305948 SNP in VEGFR2 gene has been documented to be involved atherogenesis and in CAD pathogenesis.

Aim:

To study the impact of KDR gene polymorphism rs2305948 on clopidogrel resistance in patients undergoing elective PCI.

Methods:

A case control study with 324 patients documented for elective PCI whom divided according to platelet aggregation level measured into (CR) with 111patients and (NCR) that consists of 213 patients. Serum lipids and VEGFR2 levels, BMI and platelet count were measured. Genotype for rs2305948 was done by PCR-RFLP.

Results:

Allele frequency and genotype results indicate a significant association with the pathogenesis of CR in all models in CR group compared to NCR group, a significant correlation for T allele with LDL, cholesterol and serum VEGFR2 in dominant and co-dominant models. RFLP-PCR results were documented by gene sequencing and results were compatible with HWE.

Conclusion:

rs2305948 SNP is associated with occurrences of CR and have an influence in the development of other metabolic changes.