Worldwide interethnic variability and geographical distribution of CYP2C9 genotypes and phenotypes
Introduction: Notably differences in CYP2C9 allele frequencies among worldwide populations have been reported, with an interesting low frequency of the CYP2C9*2 allele in Amerindians compared with Admixed and European populations. Areas covered: Literature was searched using the PubMed database and...
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| Published in: | Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology Vol. 11; no. 12; pp. 1893 - 1905 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
02.12.2015
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| ISSN: | 1742-5255, 1744-7607, 1744-7607 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Notably differences in CYP2C9 allele frequencies among worldwide populations have been reported, with an interesting low frequency of the CYP2C9*2 allele in Amerindians compared with Admixed and European populations.
Areas covered: Literature was searched using the PubMed database and was focused on worldwide original research papers on CYP2C9 alleles and CYP2C9 phenotypes ("predicted" from CYP2C9 genotypes and "measured" metabolic phenotype with a probe drug) among healthy volunteers according to their ethnicity and geographical distribution. Seventy-eight original research articles including a total of 31,978 subjects were identified.
Expert opinion: CYP2C9*2 allele is the most frequent in Caucasian populations (average 14%), with the lowest frequencies for Africans (0.46%), East Asians (0.56%) and Native Americans (1.25%), which is in agreement with the hypothesis about the low prevalence in Amerindians. CYP2C9*3 shows the highest frequency among South Asians (11.7%), while CYP2C9*5 (1.56%) and *8 (4.70%) in African Americans. The predicted poor metabolizers (gPMs) were found overall in a low frequency, with the highest frequency detected for South Asians, in accordance with the CYP2C9*3 frequency in these populations. This study shows the worldwide variability in the CYP2C9 allele frequencies across different ethnic and geographic groups. Data about CYP2C9 "measured" metabolic phenotypes is still limited. |
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| ISSN: | 1742-5255 1744-7607 1744-7607 |
| DOI: | 10.1517/17425255.2015.1111871 |