Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (Formerly Current Pharmacogenomics) - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2021

Background: Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus that can cause severe respiratory illness and encephalitis in humans, with no effective targets and treatment. Objective: To investigate potential targets involved in the progression of NiV infection by bioinformatics studies. Methods: To identify the key gene involved in NiV infection, a microarray dataset (GSE32902) was downloaded from the National Centre of Biotechno Read More

Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been reported to make changes in the functioning of dopaminergic neurons by altering the expression of dopamine active transporter (DAT). ART containing efavirenz drug has been related to show the adverse reactions on the central nervous system (CNS). Reported literature indicates the correlation of DAT19/10 genotype with the risk of progression of human immun Read More

Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and statins are frequently prescribed in the treatment of CAD to help lower blood cholesterol levels. Since the main enzyme involved in the metabolism of statins is CYP3A4, we aimed to investigate the effect of CYP3A4 * 1B genotypes on plasma lipid profile in Turkish cardiovascular disease subjects with and without obesit Read More

Introduction: Nitric Oxide (NO) is a diatomic free radical gaseous molecule that is formed from L-arginine through NOS (Nitric oxide synthase) catalyzed reaction. NO controls vascular tone (hence blood pressure), insulin secretion, airway tone, and peristalsis, and is involved in angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) and development of the nervous system. In the CNS, NO is an important messenger molecule, which is in Read More

Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act as mediators of an innate immune response to infectious agents. The risk for chronic infection and the development of cancer can be potentially influenced by the genetic variations in the TLR genes. TLR3 and TLR7 genes have been associated with susceptibility to several infections and immune diseases. Human populations are very diverse. There are significant variations in the TLR Read More

Background: The impact of personalized medicine is potentially enormous, but the genetic results are often difficult to integrate into health settings. A number of research studies are emerging to aid in translating pharmacogenomics into clinical practice. Objective: We aimed to create a standardized process to guide the implementation of dose adjustment recommendations into the electronic health record (EHR). Materi Read More