Pharmacogenetics goal for non-responders:
improve Drug Efficacy
Pharmacogenetics goal for toxic responders
improve Drug Safety
He developed the concept of chemical sensitivity
Archibald Garrod
In a sample case study, they discovered that intake of primaquine causes adverse drug reactions among African-Americans where they develop G6PD deficiency which leads to:
hemolytic anemia
The enzyme homogentisate 1,2 – dioxygenase mediates the breakdown of the amino acids:
Phenylalanin and tyrosine
alcaptonuria
excretion of homogentisic acid
homogentisic acid - (2,5 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid) an intermediate in the catabolism of aromatic amino acids such as phenylalanine and tyrosine
Mendel’s Four Principles of Inheritance
Start codon
AUG
Stop codons
UAA, UAG, UGA
Basic Patterns of Inheritance
MAXA
> Mitochondrial - ex. aminoglycoside-induced deafness
Autosomal Dominant
X-linked - ex. G6PD deficiency, Pyridoxine sensitive anemia, Vasopressin resistance
Autosomal Recessive
Factors Affecting Drug Sensitivity
Genetics, Disease, Age (geriatric, preterm, clinically ill are most sensitive), Drug-related factors (Pharmaceutical Formulation, Route of administration, Drug Interaction, Environmental Factors)
An anti-hypertensive drug used as a probe drug to identify the activity of CYP450
Debrisoquine
TRUE OR FALSE. Phenotyping can produce false results.
TRUE. Phenotyping is a direct measure of gene expression but it is subject to artifacts -> false results.
TRUE OR FALSE. Phenotyping provides a more reliable method for predicting whether or not an individual is a candidate for polymorphic metabolism.
FALSE. Molecular Genotyping is more reliable.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Restriction fragment length polymorphism mapping (RFLM) are methods for:
Molecular Genotyping
Molecular Genotyping Services are primarily driven by these three requirements:
DEPs
need to:
TRUE OR FALSE. Polymorphic: frequently occurring monogenic variants occurring at a frequency < 1%.
FALSE. >1% dapat. Kung less than 1% considered insignificant ang variation.
Most common DNA Sequence Variation.
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP)
Types of SNPs
Missense - change results in a codon that codes for a different amino acid.
Nonsense - results in a premature stop codon.
Frameshift by Addition
Frameshift by Deletion
TRUE OR FALSE. To be important SNPs must affect either function or amount of a protein
TRUE.
Goal is to determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up the human DNA.
Human Genome Project
Differentiate Pharmacogenetics from Pharmacogenomics.
Pharmacogenetics is A SUBSET of pharmacogenomics and is defined as the study of genetically controlled variations in DNA SEQUENCE as related to drug response.
Pharmacogenomics is defined as the study of variations of DNA AND RNA CHARACTERISTICS as related to drug response.
Poor metabolizers (PM) with slower than usual drug metabolism can lead to ______ blood levels causing _________.
HIGH; TOXICITY
Why does therapeutic failure happen in people who are Ultra-Fast metabolizers?
Too fast drug metabolism -> Drug excreted rapidly -> too low blood levels -> therapeutic failure