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An Introduction to Pharmacogenetics
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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n 1. Genetic polymorphisms account for differences in metabolism, including:
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1. Poor metabolizers, who lack a working enzyme
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2. Intermediate metabolizers, who have one working, wild-type allele and one mutant
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3. Extensive metabolizers, with two normally functioning alleles
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4. All of the above n n n
n 2. Up to 21% of Asians are ultra-rapid 2D6 metabolizers, leading to:
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1. A need to monitor drugs metabolized by 2D6 for toxicity
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2. Increased dosages needed of drugs metabolized by 2D6, such as the s
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elective serotoreuptake inhibitors n n n
3. Decreased conversion of codeine to morphine by CYP 2D6 n n n n n n n n
4. The need for lowered dosages of drugs, such as beta blockers
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n 3. Rifampin is a nonspecific CYP450 inducer that may:
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1. Lead to toxic levels of rifampin and must be monitored closely
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2. Cause toxic levels of drugs, such as oral contraceptives, when coadministered
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3. Induce the metabolism of drugs, such as oral contraceptives, leading to therapeutic
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4. Cause nonspecific changes in drug metabolism
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n 4. Inhibition of P-glycoprotein by a drug such as quinidine may lead to:
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1. Decreased therapeutic levels of quinidine n n n n
2. Increased therapeutic levels of quinidine n n n n
3. Decreased levels of a coadministered drug, such as digoxin, that req
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uires P-glycoprabsorption and elimination
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4. Increased levels of a coadministered drug, such as digoxin, that requ
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ires P-glycoproabsorption and elimination
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n 5. Warfarin resistance may be seen in patients with VCORC1 mutation, leading to:
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1. Toxic levels of warfarin building up
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2. Decreased response to warfarin n n n
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3. Increased risk for significant drug interactions with warfarin
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4. Less risk of drug interactions with warfarin
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6. Genetic testing for VCORC1 mutation to assess potential warfar
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in resistance is requiredprior to prescribing warfarin.
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1. True
2. False
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7. Pharmacogenetic testing is required by the U.S. Food and Drug
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Administration prior toprescribing:
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1. Erythromycin
2. Digoxin
3. Cetuximab
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8. Carbamazepine has a Black Box Warning recommending testing fo
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r the HLA-
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B*1502 allelein patients with Asian ancestry prior to starting therapy due
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to:
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1. Decreased effectiveness of carbamazepine in treating seizures in Asian patients wit
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2. Increased risk for drug interactions in Asian patients with the HLA-B*1502 allele
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3. Increased risk for Stevens-Johnson syndrome in Asian patients with HLA-B*1502 a
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g irinotecan SN-38 isinactivated by the body may lead to:
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1. Decreased effectiveness of irinotecan in the treatment of cancer
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2. Increased adverse drug reactions, such as neutropenia
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3. Delayed metabolism of the prodrug irinotecan into the active metabolite SN-38
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4. Increased concerns for irinotecan being carcinogenic
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n 10. Patients who have a poor metabolism phenotype will have:
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1. Slowed metabolism of a prodrug into an active drug, leading to accumulation of pr
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2. Accumulation of inactive metabolites of drugs n n n n n
3. A need for increased dosages of medications
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4. Increased elimination of an active drug n n n n n
n 11. Ultra-rapid metabolizers of drugs may have:
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1. To have dosages of drugs adjusted downward to prevent drug accumulation
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2. Active drug rapidly metabolized into inactive metabolites, leading to
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potential therafailure
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3. Increased elimination of active, nonmetabolized drug
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4. Slowed metabolism of a prodrug into an active drug, leading to an accumulation of
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12. A provider may consider testing for CYP2D6 variants prior t
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o starting tamoxifen forbreast cancer to:
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1. Ensure the patient will not have increased adverse drug reactions to the tamoxifen
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2. Identify potential drug-drug interactions that may occur with tamoxifen
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3. Reduce the likelihood of therapeutic failure with tamoxifen treatment
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4. Identify poor metabolizers of tamoxifen
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