摘要: A lack of knowledge about genetic variation in minority populations throughout the world limits the potential uptake of genomic-based precision medicine in these often-underserved people.Extrapolation of pharmacogenetic results derived from more extensively studied populations to minority groups carries risk,as founder effects,genetic drift and unique selective pressures can result in the appearance of novel,functionally significant variants and the disappearance of ones common to a larger population.The NIH-funded Northwest-Alaska Pharmacogenetic Research Network was formed in 2010with the goal of addressing the pharmacogenetic knowledge deficit in Alaska native(AN)and American Indian(AI)populations.A collaboration of investigators at the University of Washington,University of Montana,University of Alaska-Fairbanks,Southcentral Foundation and Group Health Cooperative of Washington was formed to investigate genetic variation in key pharmacogenes and the resulting effect on drug disposition and response,with a focus on anticoagulation,antiplatelet and anticancer therapies.With regard to anticoagulation therapy,we sequenced and genotyped variation in the VKORC1,GGCX,CYP4F2,CYP4F11 and CYP2C9 genes in AN populations living in the interior and western Alaska.While no new variants in the VKORC1,GGCX,and CYP4F genes at frequencies≥1%were discovered,the reduced function-1639 variant in the VKORC1 gene associated with a lower warfarin dose requirement was found at a relatively high frequency in the western AN population(78%),similar to that seen in some Asian populations(92%),but not so high in the interior AN population(54%).The loss-of function CYP4F2*3 variant associated with a higher warfarin dose requirement was found at a frequency of 51%and 31%in the western and interior AN populations respectively,both higher than that found in most other world population(8%-29%).Interestingly,in the western AN population,the reduced function CYP4F2*3 allele was associated with both short-term(plasma vitamin K concentration)and long-term(plasma PIVKA-Ⅱconcentration)measures of vitamin K status,which can affect anti-coagulation control in warfarin-treatedpatients because of its essential role in the synthesis ofⅡ-carboxylated clotting factors(eg,FactorⅡ).CYP4F2catabolizes vitamin K to inactive metabolites.Individuals carrying the CYP4F2*3 allele were less likely to exhibit vitamin K insufficiency than those homozygous for the reference CYP4F2*1 allele.Moreover,the odds of longterm vitamin K insufficiency was lower in individuals reporting regular consumption of vitamin K rich foods than those who reported no consumption of those foods,and this risk factor was independent of CYP4F2*3 status.Inheritance of the CYP4F2*3 allele may enhance the hepatic vitamin K reserve and reduce the risk of major,unexpected bleeding events in individuals receiving longterm warfarin therapy,as we reported in a non-native population receiving care from Group Health Cooperative.With respect to warfarin metabolism,we identified two novel coding variants(M1L and N218I)in the CYP2C9 gene at frequencies of 6.3%and 3.8%in the western AN population and 1.4%and 5.4%in the interior AN population.In vitro studies indicate that the M1L variant will confer a complete loss of CYP2C9 function as a consequence of loss of the translation start codon.Interestingly,the common CYP2C9*2 and*3 variants associated with reduced CYP2C9 function and lower warfarin dose requirement were found at lower frequencies in both AN populations than that seen in Caucasians.Thus,genotyping for only previously known CYP2C9variants in an population would lead to significant misclassification and inappropriate genotype-guided dose recommendations.In the case of antiplatelet therapy,we examined the relationship between putative dietary modulators of platelet activation(ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids;ω3PUFAs)and basal platelet activationin the same western AN population,using a novel,nitrogen-isotope based biomarker of dietaryω3 PUFA consumption and membraneω3 PUFA levels(δ15N;8).A significant fraction of the AN population in western Alaska adheres to a′traditional′diet of marine foods rich inω3 PUFAs.In that population,the degree of platelet activation,as determined by measurement of plasma s P-selectin concentration,correlated strongly and inversely withω3 PUFA consumption.This finding is consistent with older reports of nutritionally-based blood diathesis in other circumpolar populations.Thus,diet,or more specificallyω3 PUFA consumption,may modify the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet therapies. 摘要译文