• Curr Med Res Opin · Aug 2014

    Meta Analysis

    The impact of VKORC1-1639G > A genetic polymorphism upon warfarin dose requirement in different ethnic populations.

    • Bo Jin, Yong Hong, Jun Zhu, Yong Li, and Hai-Ming Shi.
    • Department of Cardiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , China.
    • Curr Med Res Opin. 2014 Aug 1; 30 (8): 150515111505-11.

    ObjectivePublished data on the association between vitamin K epoxide reductase complex 1 (VKORC1)-1639G > A polymorphism and warfarin dose requirement are inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed.Methods And ResultsStudies were identified in English-language articles by search of PubMed and Embase database (inception to July 2013). A total of 32 prospective clinical trials involving 5005 patients were identified and included for analysis. Overall, the weighted mean maintenance dosage of warfarin in patients with the -1639AA genotype decreased 2.62 mg/d compared with that in the -1639GG genotype patients (95% CI -3.10 to -2.14; P < 0.00001) when 24 eligible studies were pooled into the meta-analysis. Furthermore, significantly lower warfarin dose requirement was found in patients with GA genotype versus GG genotype (WMD, -1.32; 95% CI -1.67 to -0.96; P < 0.00001). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, statistically significant lower maintenance dosage of warfarin in patients with the AA genotype versus GG genotype were found in both Caucasians (WMD, -2.47; 95% CI -2.92 to -2.03; P < 0.00001) and Asians (WMD, -2.84; 95% CI -4.57 to -1.11; P = 0.001).ConclusionsThis meta-analysis indicated that the VKORC1-1639G > A genetic polymorphism is associated with the variation of interindividual warfarin dose requirement in different ethnic populations.

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