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warfarin

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PharmVar Gene Focus on CYP4F2

PharmVar expert panel has reviewed and published a Gene Focus paper on CYP4F2 [PMID: 39135485]. The most well known drug pathway involving CYP4F2 is warfarin, where it is involved in the cycling of vitamin K. The CPIC guideline for warfarin and CYP4F2 gives details of the pharmacogenomic algorithms for warfarin

Response to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Statement "Eliminating Race-Based Medicine"

On May 2nd, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a pre-published policy statement titled “Eliminating Race-Based Medicine,” noting that race is a “historically derived social construct that has no place as a biologic proxy.” The statement provides necessary and meaningful commentary on “the medical field’s history of inaccurate

Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing Lowers Rate of Composite Adverse Events vs. Clinical Dosing

Warfarin is a widely prescribed blood-thinning agent to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and blood blots. Despite the extensive literature documenting the significant association between CYP2C9/VKORC1 genotypes and warfarin dose, there's still debate surrounding the clinical utility of the genotype-guided warfarin dosing. A few large randomized clinical trials

ASHP Foundation Recognizes Clinical Implementation of PGx

The University of Illinois (UI) Personalized Medicine Program led by Dr. Edith Nutescu, is one of three finalists for the 2015 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety, which is given by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation. The program at the UI Hospital and Health Sciences System has

PharmGKB PGx summaries now available in the Genetic Testing Registry

The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) now contains summaries written by PharmGKB Curators regarding the association between genes and drug responses that have CPIC therapeutic recommendations. These can be found on the GTR website under Conditions/Phenotypes and links to relevant clinical tests are provided on each page: * Warfarin response * Codeine

Novel SNP in CYP2C cluster associated with warfarin dose in African Americans

The International Warfarin Pharmacogenetics Consortium (IWPC), which involves investigators from eight institutions including Stanford University, has identified a SNP that is associated with warfarin dose requirement in the African American population. As described in Lancet, rs12777823, located in the CYP2C cluster, shows an effect in African Americans that is independent