Translational Medicine

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2008) doi:10.1038/sj.clpt.6100378

KATP Channel Pharmacogenomics: From Bench to Bedside

S Sattiraju1, S Reyes1, GC Kane1 and A Terzic1

1Marriott Heart Disease Research Program, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Correspondence: A Terzic, terzic.andre@mayo.edu

Received  00; Accepted  00; Published online 24 October 2007.

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Abstract

Inheritance plays a significant role in defining drug response and toxicity. Advances in molecular pharmacology and modern genomics emphasize genetic variation in dictating inter-individual pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. A case in point is the homeostatic ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, an established drug target that adjusts membrane excitability to match cellular energetic demand. There is an increased recognition that genetic variability of the KATP channel impacts therapeutic decision-making in human disease.

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