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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2016 Mar;23(2):82–90. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2015.12.001

Table 2.

Description and prevalence of genotypes with CPIC guidelines68, 15

Allele Genetic polymorphism Prevalence
CYP2C9*2 Nonsynonymous SNP (Arg144Gly) leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in approximately 25% of Europeans and 5% of African Americans. Usually absent in Asians.
CYP2C9*3 Nonsynonymous SNP (Ile359Leu) leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in approximately 12% of Europeans, 8% of Asians, and 2% of African Americans
CYP2C9*5 Nonsynonymous SNP (Asp360Glu) leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in 1–2% of African Americans. Usually absent in Europeans and Asians.
CYP2C9*6 Frameshift mutation leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in about 1% of African Americans. Usually absent in Europeans and Asians.
CYP2C9*8 Nonsynonymous SNP (Arg150His) leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in about 12% of African Americans. Usually absent in Europeans and Asians.
CYP2C9*11 Nonsynonymous SNP (Arg335Trp) leading to decreased enzyme activity Present in about 3% of African Americans and <1% of Europeans and Asians.
VKORC1 -1639G>A SNP in the gene regulatory region affecting gene expression Approximately 48% of Europeans, 16% of Asians, and 20% of African Americans have the AG genotype. Approximately 15% of Europeans, 83% of Asians, and 2% of African Americans have the AA genotype.
CYP2C19*2 Splicing defect leading to loss of activity Approximately 25–30% of Europeans and African Americans and 50% of Asians have the *2 allele.
SLCO1B1 521T>C Nonsynonymous SNP Approximately 10 to 35% of individuals carry a single 521C allele, and up to 6% have the CC genotype.