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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Frequency of VKORC1 (C1173T) and CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms in Egyptians and their influence on warfarin maintenance dose: Proposal for a new dosing regimen
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 34, No. 5, Year 2012
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Introduction: Warfarin is one of the most widely used anticoagulants, yet interindividual differences in drug response, a narrow therapeutic range and a high risk of bleeding or stroke complicate its use. We aimed to determine the allele and genotype frequency of VKORC1 1173 C>T, CYP2C9(*2 and CYP2C9(*3 variant polymorphisms in the Egyptian population and to evaluate their influence on the interindividual differences in warfarin dosage. Methods: A total of 154 unrelated healthy adult patients and 46 warfarin-treated patients were included. SYBR Green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used for studying VKORC1 (C1173T) and CYP2C9(*3 polymorphisms. Mutagenically separated PCR assay was used to detect the CYP2C9(*2 allele. Results: VKORC1 genotype frequencies were 11%, 24% and 65% for CC, CT and TT, respectively. The prevalence of CYP2C9 haplotypes was 81% ((*1\(*1), 3.3% ((*1\(*2), 9.7% (*1\(*3), 4.5% ((*2\(*2) and 0.65% (2\(*3 and (*3\(*3). VKORC1 TT and CYP2C9(*2\(*2 were associated with a significantly lower warfarin dose. VKORC1 and CYP2C9 accounted for 31.7% and 15.6% of warfarin dose variability, respectively, and together with clinical factors explained 61.3% of total variability. Conclusion: VKORC1-TT and CYP2C9 (*1/(*1 are the most prevalent genotypes among Egyptians. Patients with VKORC1-TT genotype required a lower warfarin dose. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
El Din, M. S.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Amin, Dalia Gamil
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Ragab, Salwa B.
Egypt, Fayoum
Faculty of Medicine
Ashour, E. E.
Egypt, Fayoum
Faculty of Medicine
Mohamed, M. H.
Egypt, Cairo
National Heart Institute
Mohamed, A. M.
Egypt, Cairo
National Heart Institute
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1751-553X.2012.01426.x
ISSN:
17515521
e-ISSN:
1751553X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study