Review Article

Digging Up the Human Genome: Current Progress in Deciphering Adverse Drug Reactions

Table 1

Associations between genetic variants involved in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their related ADRs.

Genetic variants ADRDrug Reference

ABCB1 (rs1045642)NephrotoxicityCyclosporine [44, 45]
ABCC4 (rs9561778)Leukopenia/toxicityCyclophosphamide [49]
CYP2C19*2Decreased platelet responsivenessClopidogrel [20]
CYP2C19*2, CYP2C19*17Altered pharmacokineticsCitalopram [21, 22]
CYP2D6*2Opioid intoxicationCodeine [24]
Polymorphic NAT2ToxicityHydralazine, sulfasalazine [32ā€“34]
SLC22A2 (rs316019)Reduced nephrotoxicityCisplatin [41]
SLCO1B1 (rs4149056)MyopathySimvastatin [38, 39]
TPMT*2, TPMT*3A, TPMT*3C Hematologic toxicityMercaptopurine, azathioprine [30]
UGT1A1*28ToxicityIrinotecan [26, 27]

ABCB1: ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1; ABCC4: ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 4; CYP: cytochrome p450 superfamily; NAT2: N-acetyltransferase type II; SLC22A2: solute carrier family 22 member 2; SLCO1B1: solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1; TPMT: thiopurine S-methyltransferase; UGT1A1: uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1.