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Abstract
Therapeutic response to metformin, a first-line drug for type 2 diabetes (T2D), is highly variable, in part likely due to genetic factors. To date, metformin pharmacogenetic studies have mainly focused on the impact of variants in metformin transporters genes, with inconsistent results. To clarify the significance of these variants in glycaemic response to metformin in T2D, we performed a large-scale meta-analysis across the cohorts of Metformin Genetics Consortium (MetGen). Nine candidate polymorphisms in five transporter genes (OCT1, OCT2, MATE1, MATE2-K and OCTN1) were analysed in up to 7,968 individuals. None of the variants showed a significant effect on metformin response in the primary analysis, or in the exploratory secondary analyses, when patients were stratified according to possible confounding genotypes or prescribed metformin daily dose. Our results suggest that candidate transporters genes variants have little contribution to variability in glycaemic response to metformin in T2D.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 763-772 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 10 Nov 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
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DIRECT: Diabetes Research on Patient Stratification (joint with 25 other partners)
Colhoun, H. (Investigator), Houston, G. (Investigator), Morris, A. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator) & Pearson, E. (Investigator)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
1/02/12 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Stratified Medicine in Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from the Study of Drug Response (New Investigator Award)
Pearson, E. (Investigator)
16/02/15 → 15/08/21
Project: Research
Profiles
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Pearson, Ewan
- Diabetes Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology - Clinical Professor (Teaching and Research) of Diabetic Medicine
Person: Academic