Plasma S/R ratio of warfarin co-varies with VKORC1 haplotype

Osman, AbdimajidÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Klinisk kemi,Hälsouniversitetet (author)

We recently reported that the low-dose VKORC1*2 haplotype is an important genetic determinant for warfarin dose requirement and is associated with difficulties to attain stable therapeutic prothrombin time-International Normalized Ratio in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with VKORC1*2 compared with patients carrying high-dose haplotypes VKORC1*3 or VKORC1*4 had different warfarin S/R ratios in their plasma, and whether that was related to CYP2C9 variants CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 or other factors. Samples from patients previously haplotyped for VKORC1 and measured for plasma warfarin concentration were genotyped for the CYP2C9 variants CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3. Nonparametric statistical analysis was performed to elucidate whether there was any significant difference in the warfarin S/R ratio between the two patient groups. Our result shows that there is a significant difference (P < 0.01) in warfarin S/R ratios between VKORC1*2 and VKORC1*3 or VKORC1*4 patients. This difference did not originate from CYP2C9 variants CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3. We speculate that VKORC1 haplotypes possibly are linked to some unidentified factors involved in the metabolic clearance of warfarin enantiomers. Dose-dependent variations in (S)-warfarin and (R)-warfarin clearance in these patients can also be a probable explanation for the difference in warfarin S/R ratios.

Enström, CamillaLinköpings universitet,Institutionen för biomedicin och kirurgi,Hälsouniversitetet(Swepub:liu)camen30 (author)
Lindahl, TomasÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Klinisk kemi,Hälsouniversitetet(Swepub:liu)tomli13 (author)
Linköpings universitetKlinisk kemi (creator_code:org_t)

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