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. 2019 May;197:122–152. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.01.002

Table 10.

Importance of rare genetic variants in important pharmacokinetic genes. The frequency of functional genetic variants were calculated based on data from 130,000 individuals in the GnomAD database using a computational prediction framework specific for ADME genes (Yitian Zhou, et al., 2018).

Class Gene name (Gene product) Important substrates Estimated number of individuals that need to be screened to find one rare deleterious variant Fraction of functional variability allotted to rare variants
Transporter ABCB1 (MDR1, P-gp) Anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, methotrexate, etoposide, clozapine, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, aliskiren, irinotecan, proton pump inhibitors, verapamil, zidovudine, olanzapine 36 individuals 28%
ABCC1 (MRP1) Anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, epipodophyllotoxins 20 individuals 39%
ABCC3 (MRP3) Etoposide, methotrexate 24 individuals 37%
ABCG2 (BCRP) Irinotecan, rosuvastatin, nitrofurantoin, leflunomide, cimetidine, glyburide, sulfasalazine 50 individuals 100%
SLC22A1 (OCT1) Metformin, oxaliplatin, furaminidine, acyclovir, lamivudine 24 individuals 3%
SLCO1B1 (OATP1B1) Statins, meglitinides, rifampicin, angiotensin II receptor antagonists 36 individuals 9%
Phase I CYP1A2 Olanzapine, theophylline, clozapine, tizanidine, caffeine, flutamide, tacrine 49 individuals 2%
CYP2C9 Warfarin, acenocoumarol, phenytoin, sulfonylureas, torasemide, fluoxetine, terbinagine, sildenafil, celecoxib, piroxicam, lesinurad, dronabinol, tolbutamide 23 individuals 19%
CYP2C19 Clopidogrel, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, proton pump inhibitors, voriconazole, moclobemide. 18 individuals 12%
CYP2D6 Tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, codeine, tramadol, clozapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, venlafaxine, flupentixol, haloperidol, 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, tamoxifen, carvedilol, metoprolol, 12 individuals 7%
CYP3A4 Aripiprazole, gefitinib, erlotinib, sirolimus, cabazitaxel, dronedarone, ivabradine, ranolazine, tlithromycin, posaconazole, simvastatin, enzalutamide, protease inhibitors, ivacaftor, maraviroc, fesoterodine, phosphodiesterase type V inhibitors 44 individuals 27%
DPYD Fluoropyrimidines 18 individuals 22%
Phase II UGT1A1 Irinotecan, lamotrigine, etoposide, belinostat, carvedilol 22 individuals 5%
TPMT Thiopurines 119 individuals 6%