pharmacogenomics

Local Ancestry‐Informed Candidate Pathway Analysis of Warfarin Stable Dose in Latino Populations

So excited to see this publication finally come out. This was my first project I worked on with the Karnes Lab and I really think it became a diamond from the rough.

Local Ancestry‐Informed Candidate Pathway Analysis of Warfarin Stable Dose in Latino Populations

Accuracy of warfarin dose prediction algorithms may be improved by including data from diverse populations in genetic studies of dose variability. Here, we surveyed single nucleotide polymorphisms in vitamin K-related genetic pathways for association …

Genome-wide association study of platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin, a widely used anticoagulant, carries the risk of an antibody-mediated adverse drug reaction, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). A subset of heparin-treated patients produces detectable levels of antibodies against complexes of heparin …

ABO O blood group as a risk factor for platelet reactivity in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an unpredictable, potentially catastrophic adverse effect resulting from an immune response to platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin complexes. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) with positive …

Role of the Gut Microbiome in Cardiovascular Drug Response: The Potential for Clinical Application

Response to cardiovascular drugs can vary greatly between individuals, and the role of the microbiome in this variability is being increasingly appreciated. Recent evidence indicates that bacteria and other microbes are responsible for direct and …

Efficacy of Personal Pharmacogenomic Testing as an Educational Tool in the Pharmacy Curriculum: A Nonblinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Personal genomic educational testing (PGET) has been suggested as a strategy to improve student learning for pharmacogenomics (PGx), but no randomized studies have evaluated PGET’s educational benefit. We investigated the effect of PGET on student …

Elucidation of Cellular Contributions to Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Using Omic Approaches

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an unpredictable, complex, immune-mediated adverse drug reaction associated with a high mortality. Despite decades of research into HIT, fundamental knowledge gaps persist regarding HIT likely due to the …