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The impact of age and CYP2C9 and VKORC1 variants on stable warfarin dose in the paediatric population

  • Susan I. Vear
  • , Gregory D. Ayers
  • , Sara L. Van Driest
  • , Robert F. Sidonio
  • , Charles Michael Stein
  • , Richard H. Ho

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Abstract

The influence of genetic variation on warfarin dose requirement is limited for paediatric patients. We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional study to examine the effect of variant CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotypes on warfarin dose in 100 children. Those with VKORC1 genotype AA required 48% of the dose of homozygous wild-type (GG, P < 0·0001). Patients with any variant CYP2C9 allele required 71% of the dose for wild-type (P = 0·001). The effect of variant VKORC1 alleles tended to vary with age, suggesting developmental ontogeny may influence warfarin sensitivity. Age, CYP2C9 genotype, VKORC1 genotype and age:VKORC1 interaction accounted for 53% of warfarin dose variability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)832-835
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume165
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2014

Keywords

  • CYP2C9
  • Paediatrics
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • VKORC1
  • Warfarin

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