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NCT ID: NCT02345356 Completed - Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trials

A Genomic Approach to Warfarin Dose Prescription in Admixed Caribbean Hispanics

Start date: January 2016
Phase:
Study type: Observational

Caribbean Hispanics are a population with a disproportionately high prevalence of cardio-metabolic disorders but with a limited expectation of benefits from current pharmacogenetic algorithms derived mainly in subjects of relatively pure ancestry. The investigators focus on warfarin responses to develop urgently-needed DNA-driven prescription guidelines for this population, who have arisen from European, West African and Amerindian genomic origins to produce a highly heterogeneous population. Our project combines admixture analysis and DNA-sequencing with development of more accurate rules for better predictability of warfarin dosing to immediately serve this medically underserved population.

NCT ID: NCT01318057 Completed - Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trials

Pharmacogenetics of Warfarin in Puerto Ricans.

Start date: February 2011
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

Warfarin (Coumadin) is a prescribed "blood thinner" medication used to make the blood less thick in people with high risk of forming blood clots. Despite the various methods to monitor this drug, life-threatening bleeding is a common undesired effect and might result in patient death. Patients starting warfarin therapy may require several weeks or even months to reach the appropriate blood level of warfarin. This blind practice could place the patient at high risk. There are several demographic and clinical factors that significantly influence how much warfarin the patient needs to attain the desired response. Genes, which control hereditary traits, are also important. Now, the investigators know that by using the information encoded in patient's genes the investigators are able to individualize the therapy. Two genes are considered to be involved in warfarin response (CYP2C9 and VKORC1). This study proposes to ascertain what CYP2C9 and VKORC1 variants are present in warfarin-treated Puerto Rican patients. To this purpose, a novel physiogenomic array comprising 384 variants in 222 genes of cardio-metabolic relevance will be used so the investigators are able to determine the structure of the Puerto Rican population in terms of ancestral contributions and how the admixture may impact the prevalence of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 variants. Secondly, the investigators will assess the association of these variants to clinical responses in order to develop a better method of dose estimation. The expected result is the improvement of warfarin therapy in Puerto Ricans. The proposed study will fill a gap in the knowledge of warfarin pharmacogenetics, providing new information on the prevalence of CYP2C9 (metabolism) and VKORC1 (sensitivity) polymorphisms in Puerto Ricans as well as their role in the warfarin response variability observed in this admixed population.