Addressing Ancestry and Sex Bias in Pharmacogenomics

The association of an individual's genetic makeup with their response to drugs is referred to as pharmacogenomics. By understanding the relationship between genetic variants and drug efficacy or toxicity, we are able to optimize pharmacological therapy according to an individual's genotype. Pharmacogenomics research has historically suffered from bias and underrepresentation of people from certain ancestry groups and of the female sex. These biases can arise from factors such as drugs and indications studied, selection of study participants, and methods used to collect and analyze data. To examine the representation of biogeographical populations in pharmacogenomic data sets, we describe individuals involved in gene-drug response studies from PharmGKB, a leading repository of drug-gene annotations, and showcaseCYP2D6, a gene that metabolizes approximately 25% of all prescribed drugs. We also show how the historical underrepresentation of females in clinical trials has led to significantly more adverse drug reactions in females than in males.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology - 64(2024) vom: 23. Jan., Seite 53-64

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Corpas, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Siddiqui, Moneeza K [VerfasserIn]
Soremekun, Opeyemi [VerfasserIn]
Mathur, Rohini [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Dipender [VerfasserIn]
Fatumo, Segun [VerfasserIn]

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Alleles
Biogeographical regions
Diversity genomics
Haplotypes
Journal Article
Pharmacogenomics
Review
Underrepresented populations

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-030823-111731

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359516262