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Pharmacogenomics

IsabelleMercierandAmaliaM.Issa
LearningObjective
1.Explainthebasicconceptsofpharmacogenomicsandbefamiliarwithitsterminology.
2.Discusshowgeneticsaffecttheactivityofdrug-metabolizingenzymes.
3.Considerhowpharmacogenomicsmayplayaroleindrugtherapyselectiongivenaspecificcase.
INTRODUCTION
PharmacogenomicsandPrecisionMedicine
Interpatientvariabilityindrugtherapyresponseisawell-knownpharmacotherapeuticconcept.Indeed,as farbackas1892,WilliamOslerisreputedtohavesaid,“Ifitwere notforthegreatvariabilityamong individuals,medicinemightbeascienceandnotanart”(Golden,2004).Inadditiontofactorssuchas age,sex,drug–druginteractions,andcomorbidities,geneticsalsoisknowntoplayaroleininterpatient variabilityofdrugresponse.
Theabilityofgeneticvariability(inheriteddifferences) toinfluencetherapeutic drugresponseisthe
basisofpharmacogeneticsandpharmacogenomics.Generally,pharmacogeneticsreferstosingleorafew genevariations(calledpolymorphisms),whereaspharmacogenomicsrefersmorebroadlytothegenome­wide (or an individual’s entire deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] sequence) effects on drug therapy. Precision medicine is a more recently coined term thatincludes pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics and refers to “an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individualvariabilityingenes,environment,andlifestyleforeachperson”(NationalLibraryofMedicine (2020).
Wecanthinkofpharmacogenomicsasthebasicscienceofprecisionmedicine,andindeed,muchofthe progress that has been made in the field of precision medicine to date has been largely focused on pharmacogenomics.
This chapter is geared toward future clinicians, particularly nurse practitioners and physician assistants, to provide them with an overview of pharmacogenomics, the current state of the science, including some pertinent examples, some relevant applications, and promises, pitfalls and policy implications.
BASICCONCEPTS
Because pharmacogenomics is rootedingenetics, itis helpful toreview some basicgenetic concepts. Severalofthedefinitionsofkeytermsthatareassociatedwithgeneticsandpharmacogenomicscanbe foundinBox7.1.
Thehumangenomeistheunderpinningofeveryhuman’sindividuality.Withtheexceptionofidentical twins,thegenomeisdifferentforeveryindividual,althoughinthegrandschemeofthings,thereareonly smalldifferencesamongpeople’sDNAthatmakeusunique.Thehumangenomeconsistsofapproximately threebillionbasepairs,99.9%ofwhicharethesameamongallhumans,withonly0.1%variationamong individuals.ThevariationsthatoccurwithDNA(polymorphisms),alongwithenvironmentalanddietary factors,createapatient’sindividuality,susceptibilitytodisease,andresponsetotreatments.Includedin thisindividualityisaperson’sabilitytoabsorb,distribute,metabolize,andexcretedrugs.Understanding thegeneticcomponentsaffectingthesepharmacokineticprocessescanhelpthecliniciantailortreatment forapatient.
Box7.1 Definitions
Adenine(A)—Oneofthefournucleotidebases.Pairswiththymine. Alleles—Multipleversions of a gene. Each person typically inherits two alleles ofeachgene, one
fromthemotherandonefromthefather.
Autosomal—Pertainstoanychromosomethatisnotasexchromosome. Humanshave22autosomal
pairs(i.e.,44autosomes)ineachcell.
Biomarkers—Moleculesthatindicatethestatusofabiologicalprocess. Chromosome—TheorganizedstructureofDNAandproteins,thedouble-helix.Itcontainsgenesand
nucleotidesequences.
Cytosine(C)—Oneofthefournucleotidebases.Pairswithguanine. DNA—Deoxyribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid that contains genetic information and/or instructions
usedinthefunctionoflivingorganisms.Exon—Theportionofagenethatcodesforaminoacids. Gene—AsequenceofDNAthatcodesforatypeofproteinorRNA,servingaparticularfunctionin
acell.Genome—Allofthegeneticmaterialinchromosomesofanorganism. Guanine(G)—Oneofthefournucleotidebases.Pairswithcytosine. Haplotype—Acombinationofalleles.Ahaplotypemaybeasinglelocusofalleles,multipleloci,or
evenanentirechromosome. Nucleotide—MoleculesthatmakeupthestructuralunitsofDNAandRNA.ThefourDNAnucleotides
areadenine,cytosine,guanine,andthymine.ForRNA,uracilissubstitutedforthymine.
Precisionmedicine—Amorerecentlycoinedtermthatincludespharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics
andrefers to“anemergingapproachfordiseasetreatment andpreventionthat takes intoaccount
individual variability in genes, environment,and lifestyle for each person” (National Library of
Medicine,2020). Pharmacogenetics—Refers to the study of inherited differences in single gene variations (called
polymorphisms)orafewgenes,indrugmetabolismandresponse. Pharmacogenomics—Referstotheeffectsofgenome-widesequence(oranindividual’sentireDNA
sequence)ondrugtherapy.
Polymorphism—DNAsequencevariation. RNA—Ribonucleicacid,anucleicacidthatcarriesgeneticinformationandproducesproteinsusedin
thefunctionoflivingorganisms. SNP—Single-nucleotidepolymorphism,aDNAsequencevariationoccurringwhenasinglenucleotide
differsamongmembersofaspecies.
Thymine(T)—Oneofthefournucleotidebases.Pairswithadenine. Wild-type—Thenormal,asopposedtothemutant,geneorallele.
Eachhumanhas23pairsofchromosomes—22areautosomalandlookthesameinmalesandfemales,
and1pairisthesexchromosome,inwhichfemaleshavetwoXchromosomesandmaleshaveanXanda Ychromosome.Thesechromosomesreside inthenucleusofacell(Figure7.1). Eachchromosome is composedofDNA,whichcarriesthegeneticinformationfortheindividual.Eachchromosomecanhave hundreds or thousands of genes; it is estimated that there are more than 25,000 genes on the human genome.However,genesonlymakeupabout1%ofthetotalDNAfoundinhumans.
Genesfunctiontoproduceproteinsinvolvedinthemillionsofbiological processes thatsupportthe functionofthebodyeveryday.Genesthatmutateormalfunctioncanhaveprofoundeffectsonthebody.In thecaseinwhichasinglegenemutatesormalfunctions,theresultisamonogenicdisease,suchassickle cellanemiaor cysticfibrosis.Inmostcases,however,therearemultiplegenesinvolvedinthedisease process.Thesearereferredtoaspolygenicdisorders.
Polygenicdisordersmayappearasasingleclinicaldisorderbutatthemolecularlevelhavemultiple biomarkers. Biomarkers are molecules that indicate the status of a biological process. Examples of biomarkers include prostate-specific antigen for prostate cancer or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), now considered more reliable thanglucose tests as a marker of hyperglycemia. HbA1chas been added as standard of care accordingto therecommendations of the American Diabetes Association not only to detectdiabetesbutalso toinform abouttheprediabetic status, whichis a powerful predictive tool to manage this disease in high-risk patients (Lyons & Basu, 2012). Genetic biomarkers, specific DNA sequences,arealsobeingdiscovered.
ThebuildingblocksofDNAare thefournucleotide bases,includingthetwo purines—adenine (A) andguanine (G)—and the two pyrimidines—thymine (T) and cytosine (C). DNA strands are linked throughbasepairingofthepyrimidineswiththepurines(AwithT;GwithC),conceptuallyformingthe well-knowndoublehelix(SeeFigure7.1).Thearrangementofthesebasepairsalongeachchromosome iscalledtheDNAsequence.Variationsinthebasepairingsrangefromsinglenucleotidepolymorphisms (SNPs),insertions,ordeletionsofanucleotidebasetochangesinthenumberofcopiesofgenes.These variationscanaltertheproductionorfunctionofproteins,thuscreatingthevariationintheexpressionofa diseaseortheresponsetodrugtherapy.
FIGURE7–1Relationship amonghumancell, chromosome,genes,andDNA.DNA,deoxyribonucleic
acid.
SingleNucleotidePolymorphisms
A SNP is a variation in the DNA sequence that differs among members of a species or paired chromosomes in an individual. For example, the following are two sequenced DNA fragments from differentindividuals:AAGCTAandAAGTTA.Notethattheonlydifferencebetweenthesesequencesis thesubstitutionofthymidine(T)forcytosine(C).Inthiscase,therearetwoversions(oralleles)ofthis gene.Eachpersontypicallyinheritstwoallelesofeachgene:onefromthemotherandonefromthefather. Therecanbeupto10millionSNPsinhumans,butonlythoseSNPsoncodingregionsofthegeneorthe areaoftheDNAresponsibleforturninggenesonoroffhaveaneffectonhumans.ThisconceptofSNPs anddifferingallelesisimportantinthestudyofpharmacogenomics,asmanyofthegenesresponsiblefor drugactivityandmetabolism(e.g., cytochrome P450 [CYP]) have differentalleles on the same gene, producingdifferentmetaboliceffects.
CLINICALAPPLICATIONSOFPHARMACOGENOMICS
Amajorcurrentissueinmedicalcareisthatmanytherapiesgiventopatientstotreattheirdiseases(e.g., cardiovascular,cancer,diabetes)aremisalignedwiththepatient’sgeneticmakeup.Therearetwomain consequencesthatdirectlyresultfromthislackofmolecularknowledgeatthetimeofdrugtreatment:(1) Patients can be given a therapy that inefficiently treats the underlying cause of the disease (lack of therapeutic effect)and(2) patients canbe givena medicationthat can lead to adverse drugreactions (ADRs)thatcanbeharmfulorevenfatalduetoadifferenceintheirgeneticmakeup.Cliniciansandhealth careprofessionalsmustunderstandandacknowledgethatsomepatientscouldbegeneticallypredisposed toresponddifferentlytoagivendrug.Thisgeneticinformationshouldthenbeutilizedtoassuretailored therapyandsafety.
Themainorganinvolvedindetoxification/metabolism ofdrugsistheliver.TheCYPsuperfamilyof liver enzymes is a key player in drug metabolism as these enzymes are directly involved in the modification and processing of approximately 75% of all medications taken (Di, 2014; Tornio & Backman,2018).TheimpactofgeneticmodificationsintheseCYPenzymeshasthereforeanimportant impact on patient treatment. The following examples are focused on genetic alterations in these CYP enzymesandtheirclinicalimplicationsfocusedoncommonlyusedcardiovascularmedicationsaswellas aspecificclassofcommonlyusedantibiotics.
Clopidogrel:MetabolismandPolymorphism
TheP4502C19(CYP2C19)liverenzymeisoneofthebestcharacterizedP450isoenzymeswithclinical implications linked to this genetic polymorphism. The CYP2C19 gene has 9 exons and is situated on chromosome 10. Todate,morethan30 differentSNPshavebeenidentifiedforthisgene.Interestingly, several years ago, reports emerged that not all patients metabolized clopidogrel in a similar manner, regardlessoftheirageorweight,suggestingthatadditionalcomponentsmightbeinvolved.
Clopidogrel is a very common medication that is prescribed to patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome(ACS). When patients arrive at the hospital withapartial coronaryobstruction,antiplatelet agents are the gold standard in preventing irreversible cardiac ischemia. Clopidogrel is given as an inactive prodrug that is rapidly converted to its active metabolite via hepatic bioactivation through CYP2C19enzymes(seeChapters2and3forareviewofprodrugsandbiotransformation).Clopidogrel inhibits ADP-mediated platelet activation and aggregation by irreversibly binding to the platelet purinergicreceptorP2RY12.About15%ofclopidogrelismodifiedintoanactivecompoundand85%is hydrolyzedtoinactiveformstobeexcreted.
Duetoitspotentnature,atimelyinterventionwiththispharmacologicagentisessentialtopreventing furtherblockageanddeath,makingdosagekeytoattainingefficaciousandsafetreatment.Themetabolism of clopidogrel to its active metabolite is critical to successful treatment, and thus inherited genetic polymorphisms associated with CYP2C19 have a high impact on the physiological responses to clopidogrel in patients. Genetic variants of the CYP2C19 gene result in normal, reduced, or absent enzyme activity or candirectlylead toanoveractive enzyme. As summarizedin Figure 7.2, different mutationsareresponsiblefortheselevelsofenzymatic activity. Inpharmacogenomics,geneticvariants are identified using a special nomenclature (see Box 7.2). While CYP2C19*1 is the wild-type allele resulting in normal enzyme activity, the most common loss-of-function variant is referred to as CYP2C19*2(681G>A)(Schuldineretal.,2009).TheCYP2C19*2allele isinheritedasanautosomal codominanttraitthatco-segregatesmostlytotheAsianpopulationandislesscommoninCaucasianand Africans(Scottetal.,2011).Amuchlesscommonvariantassociatedwithareducedorabsentfunctionof thisenzymeisreferredtoasCYP2C19*3(636G>A),whichisdetectedonlyinlessthan10%oftheAsian
population.Thedistributionofthesemutationsinpatientsdictateshowpatientsmetabolizeclopidogrel. Around 2% to 15% of patients carry loss-of-function mutations (*2/*2,*2/*3,*3/*3) on both alleles, resultinginsignificantlyreducedorlackofCYP2C19activity,andthesepatientsarereferredtoaspoor metabolizers (PMs). Otherindividuals carrya gain-of-functionmutation,whichmakesCYP2C19more active(*1/*17,*17/*17);thesepatientsarereferredtoasultrarapidmetabolizers(URMs)andcomprise about5%to30%ofpatientpopulations.Mostpatients,however,haveanormalCYP2C19genewithout anymutations, who are called extensive metabolizers (EMs), or with onlyone loss-of-function allele (*1/*2,*1/*3),whoarereferred toas intermediatemetabolizers (IMs).EMsandIMscomprise 35% to 50%and18%to45%ofagivenpopulation,respectively.
FIGURE7–2ClopidogreltherapyandCYP2C19.CYP,cytochromeP450.
Warfarin:MetabolismandPolymorphism
Warfarinis acommonlyprescribedbloodthinnerusedtopreventatrialfibrillation–inducedstrokes,as well as permanent damage following the onset of venous thromboembolism or pulmonary embolism. Warfarinexists as aracemic mixture ofR-warfarin andS-warfarin(Qayyum etal.,2015). S-warfarin possessesthemostanticoagulantpropertiesthroughitsactionasavitaminKantagonist.VitaminKplays a crucial role in the coagulation cascade as its reduced form acts as a cofactor of gamma-glutamyl carboxylase,animportantenzymethatrendersthecoagulationfactorsII,VII,IX,andXfunctionalthrough post-ribosomalsynthesis(Figure7.3).Importantly,inorderforthecoagulationcascadetobefullyactive, vitaminKneedstobeinitsreducedform.Thisisaccomplishedbyanupstreamenzymecalledthevitamin Kepoxidereductasecomplex,subunit1(VKORC1).VKORC1isthetherapeutictargetofwarfarin,and
its inhibition results in decreased amounts of vitamin K, preventing coagulation factors from being activated(Figure7.3;Panetal.,2015).Onceitstherapeuticwindowisachieved,S-warfarinisrapidly metabolizedthroughtheP450liverenzymeCYP2C9toitsinactiveoxidizedform(7-hydroxywarfarin). TherateatwhichS-warfarinismetabolizedishighlydependentontheenzymaticactivityofCYP2C9.As onemightexpect,alessefficientmetabolismandclearanceofwarfarincouldleadtoaccumulationofits activeformsystemicallyleadingtosustainedanticoagulationeffects.Indeed,severalincidentshavebeen reportedwhereaccidentaldeathshaveoccurredduetoexcessivebleedingfollowingwarfarintreatment. ItwaslaterdiscoveredthatsomepatientsdonothaveafullyfunctionalCYP2C9enzymeduetoalleles containingmutations,preventingtheproper inactivationof thepotentactive S-warfarin.There are two mainCYP2C9SNPs foundinpatients, *2(R144C) and*3(I359L);*1isreferred toasthe wild-type allelewithoutmutations.TheCYP2C9*1individualspossessnormalenzymeactivitywhile CYP2C9*2 carriersexhibita30%decreaseinactivityandCYP2C9*3patientshaveasmuchasa90%decreasein theirenzymaticactivity.PatientscanexpressafunctionalCYP2C9enzymebycarryingtwonormalcopies ofthegeneanormalcopyandapolymorphic*1/*2,orcouldhavebothcopieswithpolymorphism*2/*3. Clinicalimplicationwillbediscussedinthefollowing.ThetargetenzymeVKORC1hasalsoshownthe presenceofinactivatingmutation,themostcommonbeing–1639G>A.
Box7.2 PharmacogenomicsandtheStarAlleleNomenclature:ABriefOverview
Pharmacogenomics uses a special nomenclature to identify alleles rather than by their cDNA or genomicpositions(asinotherareasofgenetics).Forpharmacogenomics,variantsareidentifiedusing a simple system of numbers and letters divided by a star. Consider the following as an example: CYP3A5*2. This common example is pronounced or spoken as “sip-3-A-5-star-2.” Itrefers to the alleleorvariantintheCYP3A5genelocatedatpositiong.27289C>A,whichleadstothesubstitutionin theaminoacidp.T398N.Thestar nomenclature wasfirstused toidentify variationsintheCYP450 genesandthenwasadoptedforuseinotherpharmacogenomicgenes.
From a clinical perspective, the CYP450 genetic variations are particularly interesting as they
signifyfourdifferentphenotypicstatesofdrugmetabolism:
AnURM
AnEM
AnIM
APM
Individuals with two standard copies of the normally functioning allele are called extensive drug metabolizers.Usingthestarnomenclature,thiswild-typeallelecorrespondsto*1.Anindividualwith double or multiple copies of an allele, called an ultrarapid metabolizer, typically has increased functionality.Ontheotherhand,personsconsideredintermediateorpoordrugmetabolizershaveone ormoreallelesharboringreducedfunctionality.Thestarnomenclature*2,*3,*4,andsoonisusedto denotealleleswithalteredfunctionality(i.e.,increasedorreduceddrugmetabolism).
CYP,cytochromeP450;DNA,deoxyribonucleicacid;EM,extensivemetabolizer;IM,intermediatemetabolizer;PM,poormetabolizer;URM, ultrarapidmetabolizer.
FIGURE7–3WarfarintherapyandVKORC1/CYP2C9polymorphism.
CYP,cytochromeP450;VKORC1,vitaminKepoxidereductasecomplex,subunit1.
MitochondrialMutationLinkedtoAntibiotics-InducedOtotoxicity
Aminoglycosidesareaclassofantibioticsthatarestillcurrentlyusedtotreatgram-negativeinfections. Antibioticswithinthisclassareassociatedwithincreasedriskofbothnephrotoxicityandototoxicityin bothyoungandadultpatients.Damagetotheearrangesfromtinnitustoirreversiblehearingloss,which hasbeenlinkedbothinanimalmodelsandinhumanstudiestodoses,frequency,andlengthoftreatment (Bitner-Glindzicz&Rahman,2007;Hutchinetal., 1993).However,thereseemstobeasegregationof mitochondrial mutations that have been identified that correlate with hypersensitivity of aminogly­cosides-inducedototoxicityinpatients(Bitner-Glindzicz&Rahman,2007;Hutchinetal.,1993).Atthe molecular level, aminoglycosides are designed to bind bacterial ribosomes to halt protein synthesis. However,aninheritedmutationinthemitochondrialDNA(transferredmaternally)increasestheaffinity bywhichaminoglycosides bindtomitochondrial ribosomes,resultinginanincreasedhalf-lifeofthese antibioticsinthehaircellsoftheinnerear(Bitner-Glindzicz&Rahman,2007).Thisincreasedpresence ofaminoglycoside-bindingaffinityintheearofgeneticallypredisposedindividualsisspecificallythought toaffectmitochondrialproteinsynthesisanddisruptadenosinetriphosphateproductionandiongradients intheear,leadingtohearingimpairment(Hutchinetal.,1993).
GeneticTestingtoPredictDrugEfficacyandAdverseResponse
The active metabolite of clopidogrel dictates its therapeutic efficacy. Therefore, the degree to which patients are capable of effectively producing these active metabolites through their liver CYP2C19
enzymes is directly linked to their treatment success and recovery from an ACS. In the case of clopidogrel,thePMsarethosewhocouldbenefitthemostfromgenetictestingpriortotherapy,asstated onpackageinsertsandassuggestedbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA).ThesePMsare incapableofproducingtheactivemetaboliteofclopidogrel,duetoinactivatingmutationsinCYP2C19 liverenzymeresponsibletoconvertclopidogreltoitsactivemetabolite.IfaPMpatientsuddenlysuffers acoronaryblockageandisadministeredclopidogrel,thiswouldresultinanunsuccessfultreatmentofthe patient’s coronary blockage. The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium also recommendsthatspecialattentionbegiventoURMsandthatalternativetherapiesbeusedinPMstotreat their coronary obstruction (Scott et al., 2011). In addition, IMs are also challenging to treat with clopidogrel, as thesepatients havea highernumberof residual platelets,whichcouldlead to adverse cardiovascularoutcomes(Shirasakaetal.,2015),andmightalsobenefitfromotherformsoftherapy.
For patients receivingwarfarintreatment,genetictestingis recommendedinorder topredictwhich patients are carrying these mutations who would be at higher risk for bleeding (Maluso, 2015). For example,thosewhocarrytheVKORC1mutation–1639G>AproducelessVKORC1(referredtoasA haplotype)thanthosewiththeregularGallele(Ghaplotype).Consequently,theAhaplotypeindividual wouldrequirelesswarfarintoinhibitVKORC1toproducesimilaranticoagulanteffects.Thesameistrue for patients who carry CYP2C9 *2 and *3, where the active form of warfarin does not go through clearancenormally,leadingtoimmediateexcessivebleeding.Asaconsequence,thetherapeuticindexof thisbloodthinnerisextremelynarrowandneedstobecarefullyassessed.Genetictestingisthushighly suggested to assess those patients who are genetically predisposed to metabolize clopidogrel and warfarindifferently.Genetictestingoffersknowledgeofthisgeneticinformationaheadoftimetopredict theefficacyoftheselifesavingdrugsandguidethetherapeuticwindowtowardmoresuccessfultherapy.
In theory, hearing loss associated with possible mitochondrial mutations inherited by the mother followingaminoglycoside treatmentcould beapreventableadverse event.Theextensive rehabilitation requiredforchildrenaffectedbythisirreversiblehearinglossshouldmotivategeneticscreeningpriorto aminoglycoside therapy. Such genetic testing would identify early on which patients should not be receivingthisantibioticorprovideinformationaboutdosage.
PROMISES,PITFALLS,ANDPOLICYIMPLICATIONS
In addition to pharmacogenomics, progress is being made with newer technologies such as next generation sequencing, including whole genome sequencing (WGS), exome sequencing, and targeted ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing,as well as CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. One new trendthat is increasingwithinthepharmaceuticalindustryistousepharmacogenomicsfordrugre-purposingandre­positioning(Ferrero&Agarwal,2018).Collectively,therapidscientificdevelopmentsareleadingtoa number ofimplicationsfor policy,includingbothopportunities andchallenges (Issa, 2015;Issa et al., 2019;Jolyetal.,2020).
Pharmacogenomics andpersonalized medicine provide both economic opportunities andchallenges. Thecostofdifferentpharmacogenomictestscontinuestodecline,andthereisincreasingevidenceforthe cost-effectivenessofpharmacogenomicsaswellasitspotentialtoreduceADRs.Itisalsoimportantto consider how pharmacogenomics might increase costs, including the storage of genetic samples, resourcesforcomputationalanalysis, andinterpretationofthefindings.Whileelectronichealthrecords (EHRs)andclinical decisionsupport(CDS)systemsaregettingbetterandmoreuser-friendly,theyare generallynotyetwell equipped for thelargeamountofdata thatis beinggenerated bytheincreasing amountofgenomicinformation,particularlyfrom WGS.InorderforEHRandCDSsystems tobecome