Opportunities to improve open All of Us data to convey CYP2D6 pharmacological relevance and interpretation overall and according to ancestry
Introduction: variants offers opportunities to enhance awareness of its pharmacological relevance, particularly across different ancestral groups. Methods: alleles with ClinVar "undefined" significance classifications were cross-referenced with expert pharmacological resources [e.g., Pharmacogene Variation (PharmVar) Consortium] to identify candidates for reclassification as "drug response" significance variants. Results: alleles with "undefined" significance classification, 60 showed elevated frequencies (≥0.10) in at least one subgroup: Middle Eastern (31/60; 52%), African (22/60; 37%), East Asian (21/60; 35%), and South Asian (4/60; 7%) ancestries. Of these 60 alleles, 16 (27%) map to 41-76 star allele haplotypes that contain at least one sub-allele with "definitive" allele evidence levels in PharmVar. Conclusion: alleles across ancestral subgroups. These insights support potential reclassification of certain "undefined" alleles and highlight the importance of inclusive pharmacogenomic research to improve population-specific drug response knowledge.
Authors
- Rachele Hendricks‐Sturrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3390-2583)
- Kurt D. Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4068-776X)
- Christine Y. Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-6837)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1760362
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00