Whole-genome sequencing analysis of clozapine-induced myocarditis

Ankita Narang, Paul Lacaze, Kathlyn J. Ronaldson, John J. McNeil, Mahesh Jayaram, Naveen Thomas, Rory Sellmer, David N. Crockford, Robert Stowe, Steven C. Greenway, Christos Pantelis, Chad A. Bousman

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Abstract

One of the concerns limiting the use of clozapine in schizophrenia treatment is the risk of rare but potentially fatal myocarditis. Our previous genome-wide association study and human leucocyte antigen analyses identified putative loci associated with clozapine-induced myocarditis. However, the contribution of DNA variation in cytochrome P450 genes, copy number variants and rare deleterious variants have not been investigated. We explored these unexplored classes of DNA variation using whole-genome sequencing data from 25 cases with clozapine-induced myocarditis and 25 demographically-matched clozapine-tolerant control subjects. We identified 15 genes based on rare variant gene-burden analysis (MLLT6, CADPS, TACC2, L3MBTL4, NPY, SLC25A21, PARVB, GPR179, ACAD9, NOL8, C5orf33, FAM127A, AFDN, SLC6A11, PXDN) nominally associated (p < 0.05) with clozapine-induced myocarditis. Of these genes, 13 were expressed in human myocardial tissue. Although independent replication of these findings is required, our study provides preliminary insights into the potential role of rare genetic variants in susceptibility to clozapine-induced myocarditis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-179
Number of pages7
JournalThe Pharmacogenomics Journal
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

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