Prevalence of CYP2C8*2 and *3 among Eritreans and its Potential Impact on Artesunate/Amodiaquine Treatment

Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine
Lidia HabtemikaelJ Pedro Gil

Abstract

In Eritrea, artesunate-amodiaquine is the first-line treatment against uncomplicated malaria. Amodiaquine, which is mainly bio-transformed by CYP2C8, is known to be associated with adverse events of different severity. Extrapyramidal events are among the less common but have been reported with non-negligible frequency in Eritrea. This study was conducted to investigate the allele frequencies of CYP2C8*2 and *3, both associated with decreased amodiaquine metabolism, among the Eritrean population. During September-November 2018, dried blood samples from 380 participants and 17 patients who previously had experienced extrapyramidal symptoms following treatment of artesunate-amodiaquine were collected and PCR-RFLP genotyped for CYP2C8*2 and *3. The allele frequencies of CYP2C8*2 and *3 were determined as 5.9% (95% CI: 4.4-7.8) and 4.6% (95% CI: 3.2-6.3), respectively. Four out of the 17 patients with extrapyramidal reactions showed to be carriers of the alleles. CYP2C8*2 and *3 frequencies among Eritreans were found to be intermediate between the documented for Caucasian and African populations. These findings, along with the alleles not being decisive for the occurrence of extrapyramidal events, might be of importance regarding th...Continue Reading

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Sep 3, 2021·Drug Safety : an International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Drug Experience·Mulugeta RussomMerhawi Debesai

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