Transethnic meta-analysis suggests genetic variation in the HEME pathway influences potassium response in patients treated with hydrochlorothiazide

J. L. Del-Aguila, R. M. Cooper-Dehoff, A. B. Chapman, J. G. Gums, A. L. Beitelshees, K. Bailey, S. T. Turner, J. A. Johnson, E. Boerwinkle

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Abstract

Hypokalemia is a recognized adverse effect of thiazide diuretic treatment. This phenomenon, which may impair insulin secretion, has been suggested to be a reason for the adverse effects on glucose metabolism associated with thiazide diuretic treatment of hypertension. However, the mechanisms underlying thiazide diuretic-induced hypokalemia are not well understood. In an effort to identify genes or genomic regions associated with potassium response to hydrochlorothiazide, without a priori knowledge of biologic effects, we performed a genome-wide association study and a multiethnic meta-analysis in 718 European-and African-American hypertensive participants from two different pharmacogenetic studies. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms rs10845697 (Bayes factor=5.560) on chromosome 12, near to the HEME binding protein 1 gene, and rs11135740 (Bayes factor=5.258) on chromosome 8, near to the Mitoferrin-1 gene, reached genome-wide association study significance (Bayes factor >5). These results, if replicated, suggest a novel mechanism involving effects of genes in the HEME pathway influencing hydrochlorothiazide-induced renal potassium loss.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)153-157
Number of pages5
JournalPharmacogenomics Journal
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 25 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Pharmacology

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