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Thromb Haemost 2011; 105(01): 169-180
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-03-0194
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Impact of pharmacokinetic (CYP2C9) and pharmacodynamic (VKORC1, F7, GGCX, CALU, EPHX1) gene variants on the initiation and maintenance phases of phenprocoumon therapy

Beate Luxembourg
1   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Department of Molecular Haemostaseology, DRK Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany
2   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine and Haemostaseology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
,
Katharina Schneider
2   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine and Haemostaseology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
,
Katja Sittinger
1   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Department of Molecular Haemostaseology, DRK Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany
,
Stefan W. Toennes
3   Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Centre of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
,
Erhard Seifried
1   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Department of Molecular Haemostaseology, DRK Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany
,
Edelgard Lindhoff-Last
2   Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine and Haemostaseology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
,
Johannes Oldenburg
4   Institute of Experimental Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
,
Christof Geisen
1   Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Department of Molecular Haemostaseology, DRK Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany
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Received: 25 March 2010

Accepted after major revision: 10 September 2010

Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)

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Summary

Compared to warfarin, little is known about the effect of pharmacogenomics on the inter-individual variability of phenprocoumon therapy. In a retrospective cohort study, we investigated the impact of VKORC1 c.-1639G>A; CYP2C9*2, CYP2C9*3; GGCX c.214+597G>A; CALU c.*4A>G; EPHX1 c.337T>C; F7 c.-402G>A, and F7 c.-401G>T on the initiation (n=54) and maintenance phases (n=91) of phenprocoumon therapy. We assessed the following outcome parameters: time to stable international normalised ratio (INR), time to first supra-therapeutic INR, time out of INR range, probability of over-anticoagulation, number of anticoagulation clinic visits. During the initiation phase, homozygotes for the VKORC1 c.-1639 A and G alleles achieved stable INRs later (p<0.001), spent more time at supra-therapeutic INRs (p<0.001), had increased risks of over-anticoagulation (odds ratio 19.83, p=0.003 and 4.45, p=0.045, respectively), and had higher frequencies of anticoagulation clinic visits (p<0.001) compared to GA carriers. CYP2C9*2, *3 carriers reached stable INRs faster (p=0.024) with fewer anticoagulation clinic visits (p=0.001) than wild-type carriers. EPHX1 c.337 C carrier spent significantly more time above range in the initiation phase (p=0.023). GGCX, CALU, and F7 gene variants did not affect outcome parameters of the initiation phase and none of the genotypes had an impact on maintenance phase parameters. Compared to the VKORC1 genotype, early INR values were less informative in the prediction of outcome parameters such as time to stable INR and time above the INR range. Our study is limited by the retrospective study design with no standardised protocol in a usual care setting. Therefore, our findings should be validated in a larger, controlled prospective study.

Keywords

Phenprocoumon - VKORC1 - CYP2C9 - EPHX1 - GGCX
 

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