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Charalampidi A, Kordou Z, Tsermpini EE, Bosganas P, Chantratita W, Fukunaga K, Mushiroda T, Patrinos GP, Koromina M. Pharmacogenomics variants are associated with BMI differences between individuals with bipolar and other psychiatric disorders. Pharmacogenomics 2021; 22:749-760. [PMID: 34410167 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2021-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim: Regardless of the plethora of next-generation sequencing studies in the field of pharmacogenomics (PGx), the potential effect of covariate variables on PGx response within deeply phenotyped cohorts remains unexplored. Materials & methods: We explored with advanced statistical methods the potential influence of BMI, as a covariate variable, on PGx response in a Greek cohort with psychiatric disorders. Results: Nine PGx variants within UGT1A6, SLC22A4, GSTP1, CYP4B1, CES1, SLC29A3 and DPYD were associated with altered BMI in different psychiatric disorder groups. Carriers of rs2070959 (UGT1A6), rs199861210 (SLC29A3) and rs2297595 (DPYD) were also characterized by significant changes in the mean BMI, depending on the presence of psychiatric disorders. Conclusion: Specific PGx variants are significantly associated with BMI in a Greek cohort with psychiatric disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aggeliki Charalampidi
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
| | - Zoe Kordou
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
| | - Wasun Chantratita
- Center for Medical Genomics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Koya Fukunaga
- Laboratory for Pharmacogenomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
| | - Taisei Mushiroda
- Laboratory for Pharmacogenomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
| | - George P Patrinos
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,Zayed Center of Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.,Department of Pathology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
| | - Maria Koromina
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,The Golden Helix Foundation, London, UK
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