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ArticleClinical pharmacology and therapeutics2019

Standardized Biogeographic Grouping System for Annotating Populations in Pharmacogenetic Research.

Rachel Huddart, Alison E Fohner, Michelle Whirl-Carrillo, Genevieve L Wojcik, Christopher R Gignoux, Alice B Popejoy, Carlos D Bustamante, Russ B Altman, Teri E Klein

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Article in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rachel HuddartDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Alison E FohnerDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Michelle Whirl-CarrilloDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Genevieve L WojcikDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Christopher R GignouxDepartment of Biostatistics, Division of Bioinformatics and Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Alice B PopejoyDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Carlos D BustamanteDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Russ B AltmanDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Teri E KleinDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Stanford University · USStanford Medicine · USUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

PharmGKB: pharmacogenomics knowledge for precision medicineR24GM061374 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI ALTMAN, RUSS BIAGIO, KLEIN, TERI ELLEN · 2010 to 2018
$25.2M
NHGRI PAGE Coordinating CenterU01HG007419 · NHGRI · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI BUYSKE, STEVEN G, MATISE, TARA C. · 2013 to 2017
$3.7M
NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG007419NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM061374
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The varying frequencies of pharmacogenetic alleles among populations have important implications for the impact of these alleles in different populations. Current population grouping methods to communicate these patterns are insufficient as they are inconsistent and fail to reflect the global distribution of genetic variability. To facilitate and standardize the reporting of variability in pharmacogenetic allele frequencies, we present seven geographically defined groups: American, Central/South Asian, East Asian, European, Near Eastern, Oceanian, and Sub-Saharan African, and two admixed groups: African American/Afro-Caribbean and Latino. These nine groups are defined by global autosomal genetic structure and based on data from large-scale sequencing initiatives. We recognize that broadly grouping global populations is an oversimplification of human diversity and does not capture complex social and cultural identity. However, these groups meet a key need in pharmacogenetics research by enabling consistent communication of the scale of variability in global allele frequencies and are now used by Pharmacogenomics Knowledgebase (PharmGKB).

Indexed as

Geographic MappingPopulation GroupsClassificationGene FrequencyGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationHumansPharmacogeneticsPharmacogenomic TestingTopography, Medical

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PMID30506572
PMCPMC6465129
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