Genotypic and phenotypic landscapes of 51 pharmacogenes derived from whole-genome sequencing in a Thai population

PLoS One. 2022 Feb 17;17(2):e0263621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263621. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Differences in drug responses in individuals are partly due to genetic variations in pharmacogenes, which differ among populations. Here, genome sequencing of 171 unrelated Thai individuals from all regions of Thailand was used to call star alleles of 51 pharmacogenes by Stargazer, determine allele and genotype frequencies, predict phenotype and compare high-impact variant frequencies between Thai and other populations. Three control genes, EGFR, VDR, and RYR1, were used, giving consistent results. Every individual had at least three genes with variant or altered phenotype. Forty of the 51 pharmacogenes had at least one individual with variant or altered phenotype. Moreover, thirteen genes had at least 25% of individuals with variant or altered phenotype including SLCO1B3 (97.08%), CYP3A5 (88.3%), CYP2C19 (60.82%), CYP2A6 (60.2%), SULT1A1 (56.14%), G6PD (54.39%), CYP4B1 (50.00%), CYP2D6 (48.65%), CYP2F1 (46.41%), NAT2 (40.35%), SLCO2B1 (28.95%), UGT1A1 (28.07%), and SLCO1B1 (26.79%). Allele frequencies of high impact variants from our samples were most similar to East Asian. Remarkably, we identified twenty predicted high impact variants which have not previously been reported. Our results provide information that contributes to the implementation of pharmacogenetic testing in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, bringing a step closer to personalized medicine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asian People / genetics*
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Association Studies*
  • Genetic Markers*
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pharmacogenetics / methods*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Thailand
  • Whole Genome Sequencing / methods*

Substances

  • Genetic Markers

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Chulalongkorn University Graduate Scholarship to Commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej to NW, Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund, Chulalongkorn University [764002-HE01], Thailand Science Research and Innovation Fund [CU_FRB640001_01_30_10], Thailand Research Fund [DPG6180001], and Health Systems Research Institute [64-132]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.