pharmacogenomics Flashcards
T/F: both genetics and genomics influence the genetic factors on an individuals response to a drug
TRUE
______________ is the study of variations in human genes that are responsible for different responses to drug therapy
pharmacogenomics
pharmacogenetics
- studies variations in genes suspected of effecting drug response
__________________ offers a more detailed explanation of drug response variablility beyond: age, gender, drug-drug interactions, nutritional, environmental, and geographical differences
pharmacogenomics
pharmacogenomics
- evolution of genetics research
________________ is the study of how chromosomal variations affect drug response
pharmacogenomics
pharmaco_______________ –> personalized medicine via individualized drug therapy –> better patient outcomes
genomics
_______________ specifies the trait, and _______________ specifies what form the gene takes
genes; alleles
allele
two or more forms of a gene that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome
_____________ is the percentage of times a specific allele is observed in proportion to the total of all possible alleles that could occur at a specific location on a chromosome
allele frequency
_______________ is the DNA containing structure of cellular organisms that contains all or most of the genes of the organism
chromosome
what is a gene
sequence of DNA that occupies a specific position on the chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism
Genotype
representation of an organisms genetic makeup or the particular set of genes that the organism posses
_________________ having two different alleles for the same trait; __________ = having an identical allele for a single trait
heterozygous; homozygous
_________________ = the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of the organisms genetic makeup
phenotype
polymorphism
- a specific genetic alteration that occurs in more than 1% of the population
T/F: polymorphism and variant are interchangeable
TRUE
______________ is the MOST common type of genetic or allelic variation
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
single nucleotide polymorphism is aka ___________________
point mutation
_________________ are pair based substitutions that occur in the genome
single nucleotide polymorphism
what are the four categories of phenotypic metabolic responses to certain drugs based on their genes?
- poor metabolizer
how many single nucleotide polymorphisms have been identified
10 million
T/F: A large majority of single nucleotide polymorphisms elicit a drug reponse
false; only a SMALL fraction have proven relevant to eliciting a drug response
T/F: the human genome is 99.9% identical regardless of race
TRUE
3 areas of variations with single nucleotide polymorphisms in pharmacology
- drug-metabolizing enzymes
sum of normal allelic activity score ranges between _______________
0 & >/= 3
allele activity score of 0 = _______________
poor metabolizer (PM) phenotype
allele activity score of 0.5 = __________________
intermediate metabolizer (IM) phenotype
allele activity score of 1.0-2.0 = ___________________
extensive metabolizer (EM) phenotype
allele activity score of >/= 2 = __________________
ultra metabolizer (UM) phenotype
phase I enzymes are involved in biotransformation/metabolism of over ________% of prescription drugs
75
having a polymorphism in a phase I enzyme would lead to:
altered blood levels –> altered drug response
if you have a duplication polymorphism in a phase I enzyme –> ___________ in overall allele activity score
increase
functional activity score categories
- nonfunctional
what is the most common non-functional allele of CYP2D6
CYP2D6*4
which alleles of the CYP2D6 gene are fully functional
1 & 2
which CYP2D6 allele polymorphisms are nonfunctional?
3,4,5,6
95% of phenotypes of the CYP2D6 gene can be accounted for with just _____________ alleles
9
which CYP2D6 allele polymorphisms have reduced function
10, 17, & 41
the CYP2D6*4 allele is observed at a frequency of 20% in ___________, and is nearly absent (<1%) in _____________
europeans; asians
T/F: the CYP2D6*5 deletion is found at similar frequencies across european, african, and asian populations
TRUE
the fact that the CYP2D6*5 deletion being found at similar frequencies across european, asian, and african populations suggests what?
that the mutation took place prior to the separation of the three major races more than 100,000 years ago