Pharmacogenetic Flashcards
What was pythagoras contribution to pharmacogenetics?
- Ingestion of fave bean is potentially fatal reaction but was attributed to Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency affecting glutathione metabolism in patients with hemolytic anemia
- First observation
Describe observation of suxmethonium?
- Metabolized by pseudocholinesterase
- Prolonged apnea was caused by the drug in some patients who later were found to have an atypical genetic variant for the enzyme?
Who was Friedrich Vogel?
First coined the term “pharmacogenetics” and defined it as the study of the role of genetics in the drug response
When was the human genome project created?
On February 15, 2001, the human genome draft produced by the public consortium was published in the journal ‘Nature’.
What were the findings of the human genome project?
- Composed of 3 billion pairs of nucleotide bases
- 20000 -25000 protein coding genes
- All human beings share 99.9% similarity at the DNA level, only 0.1% of genetic variation (difference) exist
- Most common genetic variation is SNPs
- 10 million SNPs in the human genome
- SNps are located in the DNA genes
What is a genome?
An organism’s complete set of genetic instructions
What is the study of genomes?
Genomics
What is pharmacogenetics?
Studies the effect of single genes on drug response
What is pharmacogenomics?
Looks at the influences of multiple genes on drug response
What is the main concept of central dogma?
DNA does not code for proteins directly but rather acts through intermediary RNA molecules
What is dogma?
A set of beliefs
What is transcription?
The process of making RNA strand from DNA template
What is translation?
The synthesis of polypeptides under the direction of mRNA molecule
What is a gene?
The basic physical unit of inheritance, the blueprint of life
Contains the info needed to specify traits
What is a locus?
The physical position of a gene along a chromosome
What is DNA?
Molecule that carries genetic instructions
What are DNA strands comprised of?
Base (sugar-deoxyribose) and phosphate groups
What are the 4 bases of DNA?
Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine
What are the DNA pairings?
A-T, C-G
What is a chromosome?
Tightly packed structure of DNA and proteins in the nucleus of a cell
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23, parent contributes one chromosome to each pair
What is an allele?
One of 2 versions of a gene inherited from each parent
What are homozygous alleles?
2 alleles are the same
What are heterozygous alleles?
Two alleles are different
What is a genotype?
2 alleles inherited for a particular gene
Genetic contribution to the phenotype
What is a phenotype?
Observable traits
What are haplotypes?
Set of genes or DNA variations that tend to be inherited together from the same parent
What is genetic/DNA sequencing?
Process of working out the exact order of bases in a DNA molecule
What are the regions of a gene?
- Regulatory region
- Coding region
- Noncoding region
What is a promoter?
Regulatory region where transcription of gene is initiated
What is an exon?
The portion of a gene that codes for amino acids
What is an intron?
Non-coding regions of an RNA transcript that is eliminated by splicing before translation
What are genetic variations?
Refers to differences in gene sequences between individuals or populations
What is the source of genetic variation?
Mutation
What is a mutation?
Change in DNA sequence
What can cause mutations?
- DNA copying mistakes during cell division,
- exposure to ionizing radiation or chemicals
- infection by viruses
What is polymorphism?
A certain mutation occurs in 1% or more frequencies in a given population
What is the result of polymorphism?
Functional or non-functional gene products
What are common genetic polymorphisms?
- Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -> substitution -> most common
- Insertion/deletion (Indels) polymorphisms
- Duplication/repeat polymorphisms
- Copy-number variations (CNVs)
What are snips (SNPs)?
Represent more than 90% of all human genetic variations
Involve variation of a single base pair substitution
What is insertion?
Involves the addition of genetic material
What is deletion?
Involves the loss of genetic material
What is duplication?
Involves the production of one or more copies of a gene
What is copy number variations (CNVs)?
The number of copies of a particular gene varies from one individual to the next
What is ultra-rapid metabolizers (UM)?
Individuals with high enzyme activity. They may have more than two functional alleles of the enzyme in question.
What are extensive metabolizers (EM)?
Individuals with at least one or two normal functional alleles of the enzyme in question.
What is intermediate metabolizers (IM)?
Individuals with (two reduced functional alleles of the enzyme in question or one non-functional allele and the other allele with reduced function.
What is poor metabolizers (PM)?
Individuals with significantly reduced or no enzyme activity. They may have two non-functional alleles of the enzyme in question.
What enzyme is associated with expressors and non?
CYP3A5
What is the enzyme associated with slow and fast acetylators?
NAT2
How do genetic variations change the the structure of target proteins?
Alters the function of protein or rate and kinetic constants of an enzyme
What type of polymorphism occurs that affect ADME?
Polymorphisms of drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporter proteins
What type of polymorphism occurs that affect target protein function and drug-target interaction affecting pharmacodynamics?
Polymorphisms in genes encoding drug targets [receptors, enzymes, ion-channels, etc]
What is the major determinant of drug clearance?
Metabolism
What are the phases of drug metabolism?
- Oxidation mainly mediated by CYP450 enzymes
- Conjugation reactions, mediated by N-acetyl-transferase (NAT), UGTs
How many CYP450 enzymes are active in humans?
57