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Kronfol MM, Abudahab S, Dozmorov MG, Jahr FM, Halquist MS, McRae M, Wijesinghe DS, Price ET, Slattum PW, McClay JL. Histone acetylation at the sulfotransferase 1a1 gene is associated with its hepatic expression in normal aging. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2021; 31:207-214. [PMID: 34320608 PMCID: PMC8490294 DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0000000000000443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Phase II drug metabolism is poorly studied in advanced age and older adults may exhibit significant variability in their expression of phase II enzymes. We hypothesized that age-related changes to epigenetic regulation of genes involved in phase II drug metabolism may contribute to these effects. METHODS We examined published epigenome-wide studies of human blood and identified the SULT1A1 and UGT1A6 genes as the top loci showing epigenetic changes with age. To assess possible functional alterations with age in the liver, we assayed DNA methylation (5mC) and histone acetylation changes around the mouse homologs Sult1a1 and Ugt1a6 in liver tissue from mice aged 4-32 months. RESULTS Our sample shows a significant loss of 5mC at Sult1a1 (β = -1.08, 95% CI [-1.8, -0.2], SE = 0.38, P = 0.011), mirroring the loss of 5mC with age observed in human blood DNA at the same locus. We also detected increased histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac) with age at Sult1a1 (β = 0.11, 95% CI [0.002, 0.22], SE = 0.05, P = 0.04), but no change to histone 3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac). Sult1a1 gene expression is significantly positively associated with H3K9ac levels, accounting for 23% of the variation in expression. We did not detect any significant effects at Ugt1a6. CONCLUSIONS Sult1a1 expression is under epigenetic influence in normal aging and this influence is more pronounced for H3K9ac than DNA methylation or H3K27ac in this study. More generally, our findings support the relevance of epigenetics in regulating key drug-metabolizing pathways. In the future, epigenetic biomarkers could prove useful to inform dosing in older adults.
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- Mohamad M. Kronfol
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation: Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Core, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation: Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Core, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Macho LP, Center SA, Randolph JF, Dumars LA, Rush SE, Cameron MK, Lucy JM, Hall-Fonte DL, McDonough SP, Peters-Kennedy J, Marinoff J, Harrison J, Sabatino B, Deitz K. Clinical, clinicopathologic, and hepatic histopathologic features associated with probable ketoconazole-induced liver injury in dogs: 15 cases (2015-2018). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2020; 256:1245-1256. [PMID: 32412870 DOI: 10.2460/javma.256.11.1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical, clinicopathologic, and hepatic histopathologic features and outcome for dogs with probable ketoconazole-induced liver injury. ANIMALS 15 dogs with suspected ketoconazole-induced liver injury that underwent liver biopsy. PROCEDURES Medical record data were summarized regarding signalment, clinical signs, clinicopathologic and hepatic histopathologic findings, concurrent medications, ketoconazole dose, treatment duration, and outcome. RESULTS Median age and body weight were 8.2 years (range, 5 to 15 years) and 13.0 kg (28.6 lb; range, 8.2 to 38.0 kg [18.0 to 83.6 lb]), respectively. The most common breed was Cocker Spaniel (n = 5). All dogs received ketoconazole to treat cutaneous Malassezia infections. Median daily ketoconazole dose was 7.8 mg/kg (3.5 mg/lb; range, 4.4 to 26.0 mg/kg [2.0 to 11.8 mg/lb]), PO. Treatment duration ranged from 0.3 to 100 cumulative weeks (intermittent cyclic administration in some dogs); 6 dogs were treated for ≤ 10 days. Common clinical signs included lethargy, anorexia, and vomiting. All dogs developed high serum liver enzyme activities. Hepatic histopathologic findings included variable lobular injury, mixed inflammatory infiltrates, and conspicuous aggregates of ceroid-lipofuscin-engorged macrophages that marked regions of parenchymal damage. Five dogs developed chronic hepatitis, including 3 with pyogranulomatous inflammation. Of the 10 dogs reported to have died at last follow-up, survival time after illness onset ranged from 0.5 to 165 weeks, with 7 dogs dying of liver-related causes. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Findings for dogs with hepatotoxicosis circumstantially associated with ketoconazole treatment suggested proactive monitoring of serum liver enzyme activities is advisable before and sequentially after initiation of such treatment.
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DNA methylation and histone acetylation changes to cytochrome P450 2E1 regulation in normal aging and impact on rates of drug metabolism in the liver. GeroScience 2020; 42:819-832. [PMID: 32221779 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-020-00181-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aging is associated with reduced liver function that may increase the risk for adverse drug reactions in older adults. We hypothesized that age-related changes to epigenetic regulation of genes involved in drug metabolism may contribute to this effect. We reviewed published epigenome-wide studies of human blood and identified the cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) gene as a top locus exhibiting epigenetic changes with age. To investigate potential functional changes with age in the liver, the primary organ of drug metabolism, we obtained liver tissue from mice aged 4-32 months from the National Institute on Aging. We assayed global DNA methylation (5-methylcytosine, 5mC), hydroxymethylation (5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5hmC), and locus-specific 5mC and histone acetylation changes around mouse Cyp2e1. The mouse livers exhibit significant global decreases in 5mC and 5hmC with age. Furthermore, 5mC significantly increased with age at two regulatory regions of Cyp2e1 in tandem with decreases in its gene and protein expressions. H3K9ac levels also changed with age at both regulatory regions of Cyp2e1 investigated, while H3K27ac did not. To test if these epigenetic changes are associated with varying rates of drug metabolism, we assayed clearance of the CYP2E1-specific probe drug chlorzoxazone in microsome extracts from the same livers. CYP2E1 intrinsic clearance is associated with DNA methylation and H3K9ac levels at the Cyp2e1 locus but not with chronological age. This suggests that age-related epigenetic changes may influence rates of hepatic drug metabolism. In the future, epigenetic biomarkers could prove useful to guide dosing regimens in older adults.
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Miscio G, Paroni G, Bisceglia P, Gravina C, Urbano M, Lozupone M, Piccininni C, Prisciandaro M, Ciavarella G, Daniele A, Bellomo A, Panza F, Di Mauro L, Greco A, Seripa D. Pharmacogenetics in the clinical analysis laboratory: clinical practice, research, and drug development pipeline. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2019; 15:751-765. [PMID: 31512953 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2019.1658742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Introduction: Over the last decade, the spread of next-generation sequencing technology along with the rising cost in health management in national health systems has led to widespread use/abuse of pharmacogenetic tests (PGx) in the practice of many clinical disciplines. However, given their clinical significance, it is important to standardize these tests for having an interaction with the clinical analysis laboratory (CAL), in which a PGx service can meet these requirements. Areas covered: A diagnostic test must meet the criteria of reproducibility and validity for its utility in the clinical routine. This present review mainly describes the utility of introducing PGx tests in the CAL routine to produce correct results useful for setting up personalized drug treatments. Expert opinion: With a PGx service, CALs can provide the right tool to help clinicians to make better choices about different categories of drugs and their dosage and to manage the economic impact both in hospital-based settings and in National Health Services, throughout electronic health records. Advances in PGx also allow a new approach for pharmaceutical companies in order to improve drug development and clinical trials. As a result, CALs can achieve a powerful source of epidemiological, clinical, and research findings from PGx tests.
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- Giuseppe Miscio
- Clinical Laboratory Analysis and Transfusional Medicine, Laboratory and Transfusional Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro , Bari , Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory Analysis and Transfusional Medicine, Laboratory and Transfusional Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory Analysis and Transfusional Medicine, Laboratory and Transfusional Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart , Rome , Italy.,Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy.,Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro , Bari , Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory Analysis and Transfusional Medicine, Laboratory and Transfusional Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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The cytochromes P450 comprise a family of enzymes that are responsible for around three-quarters of all drug metabolism reactions that occur in human populations. Many isoforms of cytochrome P450 exist but most reactions are undertaken by CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4. This brief review focusses on the first three isozymes which exhibit polymorphism of phenotype.If there is a wide variation in drug metabolising capacity within the population, this may precipitate clinical consequences and influence the drug treatment of patients. Such problems range from a lack of efficacy to unanticipated toxicity. In order to minimise untoward events and "personalise" a patient's treatment, efforts have been made to discover an individual's drug metabolism status. This requires knowledge of the subject's phenotype at the time of clinical treatment. Since such testing is difficult, time-consuming and costly, the simpler approach of genotyping has been advocated.However, the correlation between genotype and phenotype is not good, with values of up to 50% misprediction being reported. Genotype-assisted forecasts cannot therefore be used with confidence to replace actual phenotype measurements. Obfuscating factors discussed include gene splicing, single nucleotide polymorphisms, epigenetics and microRNA, transcription regulation and multiple gene copies.
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Impact of Older Age on the Exposure of Paclitaxel: a Population Pharmacokinetic Study. Pharm Res 2019; 36:33. [PMID: 30617624 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-018-2563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Limited available data suggest that older patients are more prone to develop paclitaxel-induced toxicity than their younger peers. It remains unclear whether this is related to age-dependent pharmacokinetics (PK) of paclitaxel. Primary objective of this study was to determine the influence of older age on the PK of paclitaxel. METHODS PK data of patients aged ≥70 years who received paclitaxel intravenously at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) and the Radboud University Medical Center between September 2012 and May 2017 were collected. These prospectively collected data were pooled with previously published databases from multiple clinical trials conducted at the NKI and Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. A previously developed 3-compartment population PK model with saturable distribution and elimination was used to describe paclitaxel plasma concentration-time data. Hereafter, influence of age on paclitaxel PK was assessed in a previously established full covariate model. RESULTS In total, paclitaxel PK data from 684 patients were available, consisting of 166 patients ≥70 years (24%). Median age of the cohort was 61 years (range 18 to 84 years). The impact of age, either treated as a continuous or dichotomous covariate (<70 versus ≥70 years), on the elimination of paclitaxel was only marginal but statistically significant (both p < 0.001 with no clinically relevant decrease in interindividual variability). For a typical patient, maximal elimination capacity decreased by only 5% for a 10-year increment of age. CONCLUSION In this extensive multi-center dataset, which included a considerable number of older patients, older age had no clinically relevant impact on paclitaxel PK.
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Impact of age on exposure to oral antiandrogen therapies in clinical practice. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2018; 22:168-175. [PMID: 30279580 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-018-0096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral antiandrogen therapies are predominantly used in older men, but real-life studies evaluating the impact of age on pharmacokinetic exposure are lacking. This study aims to evaluate the impact of age on the pharmacokinetic profiles of abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide in clinical practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective observational study to evaluate the impact of age on the first steady-state sample of patients treated with abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide in routine daily clinical practice. The effect of age on target attainment was assessed. RESULTS For abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide, 71 and 64 patients were included, respectively. Baseline patients' characteristics and administered doses were not age-dependent. No age-related differences were observed in exposure to the main metabolites of abiraterone acetate, except for active metabolite Δ(4)-Abiraterone (D4A) with a median plasma concentration of 2.5 × 10-3 mg/L in the oldest versus 1.3 × 10-3 mg/L in the youngest age quartile (coefficient of variation, CV, 72%, p = 0.03). For enzalutamide, no significant differences in exposure were found, except for carboxylic acid enzalutamide, having a median plasma concentration of 5.8 mg/L versus 3.9 mg/L in the oldest versus the youngest age quartile (CV 66%, p = 0.03). However, this was driven by one patient aged 99 years old. Age had no significant influence on target attainment of either compound. CONCLUSIONS This study showed no significant impact of age on the pharmacokinetic profiles of abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide, except for the active metabolite D4A and the inactive metabolite carboxylic acid enzalutamide, both having significantly higher exposure in older males. Target attainments of abiraterone and enzalutamide were not significantly affected by age, which suggests that age has no clinically relevant impact on exposure to these oral antiandrogen therapies. However, the clinical impact of higher exposure to D4A in older males remains undetermined.
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Dücker CM, Brockmöller J. Genomic Variation and Pharmacokinetics in Old Age: A Quantitative Review of Age- vs. Genotype-Related Differences. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2018; 105:625-640. [PMID: 29498032 PMCID: PMC6585622 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Older persons may particularly benefit from pharmacogenetic diagnostics, but there is little clinical evidence on that question. We quantitatively analyzed the effects of age and genotype in drugs with consensus on a therapeutically relevant impact of a genotype. Assuming additive effects of age and genotype, drugs may be classified in groups with different priorities to consider either age, or genotype, or both, in therapy. Particularly interesting were those studies specifically analyzing the age‐by‐genotype interaction.
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- Christof M Dücker
- Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany
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Santini SA, Panza F, Lozupone M, Bellomo A, Greco A, Seripa D. Genetics of tailored medicine: Focus on CNS drugs. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Seripa D, Lozupone M, Stella E, Paroni G, Bisceglia P, La Montagna M, D’onofrio G, Gravina C, Urbano M, Priore MG, Lamanna A, Daniele A, Bellomo A, Logroscino G, Greco A, Panza F. Psychotropic drugs and CYP2D6 in late-life psychiatric and neurological disorders. What do we know? Expert Opin Drug Saf 2017; 16:1373-1385. [DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2017.1389891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Davide Seripa
- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, “Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico”, Tricase, Lecce, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
- Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, “Pia Fondazione Cardinale G. Panico”, Tricase, Lecce, Italy
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Drug metabolism in the elderly: A multifactorial problem? Maturitas 2017; 100:27-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Kronfol MM, Dozmorov MG, Huang R, Slattum PW, McClay JL. The role of epigenomics in personalized medicine. EXPERT REVIEW OF PRECISION MEDICINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2017; 2:33-45. [PMID: 29276780 DOI: 10.1080/23808993.2017.1284557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Introduction Epigenetics is the study of reversible modifications to chromatin and their extensive and profound effects on gene regulation. To date, the role of epigenetics in personalized medicine has been under-explored. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the vast potential that epigenetics holds. Areas covered We first review the cell-specific nature of epigenetic states and how these can vary with developmental stage and in response to environmental factors. We then summarize epigenetic biomarkers of disease, with a focus on diagnostic tests, followed by a detailed description of current and pipeline drugs with epigenetic modes of action. Finally, we discuss epigenetic biomarkers of drug response. Expert commentary Epigenetic variation can yield information on cellular states and developmental histories in ways that genotype information cannot. Furthermore, in contrast to fixed genome sequence, epigenetic patterns are plastic, so correcting aberrant, disease-causing epigenetic marks holds considerable therapeutic promise. While just six epigenetic drugs are currently approved for use in the United States, a larger number is being developed. However, a drawback to current therapeutics is their non-specific effects. Development of locus-specific epigenetic modifiers, used in conjunction with epigenetic biomarkers of response, will enable truly precision interventions.
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- Mohamad M Kronfol
- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Lozupone M, Panza F, Stella E, La Montagna M, Bisceglia P, Miscio G, Galizia I, Daniele A, di Mauro L, Bellomo A, Logroscino G, Greco A, Seripa D. Pharmacogenetics of neurological and psychiatric diseases at older age: has the time come? Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2016; 13:259-277. [DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2017.1246533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Madia Lozupone
- Unit of Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Basic Medicine Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro,’, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Basic Medicine Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro,’, Bari, Italy
- Unit of Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’ at ‘Pia Fondazione Card. G. Panico,’, Tricase, Lecce, Italy
- Geriatric Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Geriatric Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Pathology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Pathology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Unit of Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Basic Medicine Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro,’, Bari, Italy
- Unit of Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’ at ‘Pia Fondazione Card. G. Panico,’, Tricase, Lecce, Italy
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- Geriatric Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Geriatric Unit and Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Finkelstein J, Friedman C, Hripcsak G, Cabrera M. Pharmacogenetic polymorphism as an independent risk factor for frequent hospitalizations in older adults with polypharmacy: a pilot study. PHARMACOGENOMICS & PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 2016; 9:107-116. [PMID: 27789970 PMCID: PMC5072537 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s117014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Pharmacogenetic testing identifies genetic biomarkers that are predictive of individual sensitivity to particular drugs. A significant proportion of medications that are widely prescribed for older adults are metabolized by enzymes that are encoded by highly polymorphic genes. Pharmacogenetic testing is increasingly used to optimize the medication regimen; however, its potential in older adults with polypharmacy has not been systematically explored. Following the initial case-series study, this study hypothesized that frequently hospitalized older adults with polypharmacy have higher frequency of pharmacogenetic polymorphism as compared to older adults with polypharmacy who are rarely admitted to a hospital. To test this hypothesis, a nested case-control study was conducted with pharmacogenetic polymorphism as an exposure and hospitalization rate as an outcome. In this study, frequently hospitalized older adults (≥65 years of age) with polypharmacy were matched with rarely hospitalized older adults with poly-pharmacy by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and chronic disease score. Average age and number of prescription drugs did not differ in cases and controls (77.2±5.0 and 78.3±5.1 years, 14.3±5.3 and 14.0±2.9 medications, respectively). No statistically significant difference in sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics that are known to affect hospitalization risk was found between the cases and controls. Major pharmacogenetic polymorphism defined as presence of at least one allelic combination resulting in poor or rapid metabolizer status was identified in all the cases. No major pharmacogenetic polymorphisms were detected in controls. Based on the exact McNemar's test, the difference in major pharmacogenetic polymorphism frequency between cases and controls was statistically significant (p<0.05). In 50% of cases, more than one major pharmacogenetic polymorphism was found. The frequency of CYP2C19 rapid metabolizer, CYP3A4/5 poor metabolizer, VKORC1 low sensitivity, and CYP2D6 rapid metabolizer status in cases was 67%, 33%, 33%, and 17%, respectively, which significantly exceeded respective prevalence in general population. The mean number of major gene-drug interactions found in cases was 2.8±2.2, whereas no major drug-gene interactions were identified in controls. The difference in the number of major drug-gene interactions between cases and controls was statistically significant (p<0.05). The pilot data supported the hypothesis that pharmacogenetic polymorphism may represent an independent risk factor for frequent hospitalizations in older adults with polypharmacy. Due to small sample size, the results of this proof-of-concept study cannot be conclusive. Further work on the utility of pharmacogenetic testing for optimization of medication regimens in this vulnerable group of older adults is warranted.
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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Panza F, Lozupone M, Stella E, Miscio G, La Montagna M, Daniele A, di Mauro L, Bellomo A, Logroscino G, Greco A, Seripa D. The pharmacogenetic road to avoid adverse drug reactions and therapeutic failures in revolving door patients with psychiatric illnesses: focus on the CYP2D6 isoenzymes. EXPERT REVIEW OF PRECISION MEDICINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23808993.2016.1232148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Panza F, Lozupone M, Stella E, Lofano L, Gravina C, Urbano M, Daniele A, Bellomo A, Logroscino G, Greco A, Seripa D. Psychiatry meets pharmacogenetics for the treatment of revolving door patients with psychiatric disorders. Expert Rev Neurother 2016; 16:1357-1369. [DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2016.1204913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Francesco Panza
- a Geriatric Unit and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences , IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy.,b Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" , Bari , Italy.,c Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" at "Pia Fondazione Card. G. Panico" , Lecce , Italy
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- b Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" , Bari , Italy.,d Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy
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- d Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy
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- e Psychiatric Unit, Department of Basic Medicine Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" , Bari , Italy
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- a Geriatric Unit and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences , IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- a Geriatric Unit and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences , IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- f Institute of Neurology , Catholic University of Sacred Heart , Rome , Italy
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- d Psychiatric Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Foggia , Foggia , Italy
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- b Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" , Bari , Italy.,c Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology , University of Bari "Aldo Moro" at "Pia Fondazione Card. G. Panico" , Lecce , Italy
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- a Geriatric Unit and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences , IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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- a Geriatric Unit and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences , IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza , Foggia , Italy
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Hu Z, Zhong B, Tan J, Chen C, Lei Q, Zeng L. The Emerging Role of Epigenetics in Cerebral Ischemia. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:1887-1905. [PMID: 26894397 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9788-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Despite great progresses in the treatment and prevention of ischemic stroke, it is still among the leading causes of death and serious long-term disability all over the world, indicating that innovative neural regenerative and neuroprotective agents are urgently needed for the development of therapeutic approaches with greater efficacy for ischemic stroke. More and more evidence suggests that a spectrum of epigenetic processes play an important role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. In the present review, we first discuss recent developments in epigenetic mechanisms, especially their roles in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. Specifically, we focus on DNA methylation, histone deacetylase, histone methylation, and microRNAs (miRNAs) in the regulation of vascular and neuronal regeneration after cerebral ischemia. Additionally, we highlight epigenetic strategies for ischemic stroke treatments, including the inhibition of histone deacetylase enzyme and DNA methyltransferase activities, and miRNAs. These therapeutic strategies are far from clinic use, but preliminary data indicate that neuroprotective agents targeting these pathways can modulate neural cell regeneration and promote brain repair and functional recovery after cerebral ischemia. A better understanding of how epigenetics influences the process and progress of cerebral ischemia will pave the way for discovering more sensitive and specific biomarkers and new targets and therapeutics for ischemic stroke.
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- Zhiping Hu
- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.,Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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Fisel P, Schaeffeler E, Schwab M. DNA Methylation of ADME Genes. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2016; 99:512-27. [PMID: 27061006 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The epigenetic regulation of expression of genes involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of drugs contributes to interindividual variability in drug response. Epigenetic mechanisms include DNA methylation, histone modifications, and miRNAs. This review systematically outlines the influence of DNA methylation on ADME gene expression and highlights the consequences for interindividual variability in drug response or drug-induced toxicity and the implications for personalized medicine.
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- P Fisel
- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany.,University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany.,University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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