Recent publications

 
 

Recent research publications - (request reprints)

  • Glubb, D.M., McHugh, P.C., Deng, S., Joyce,P.R., Kennedy, M.A. (2009) Association of a functional polymorphism in the adrenomedullin gene (ADM) with response to paroxetine. Pharmacogenomics Journal (Accepted)
  • Harley JA, Roberts RL, Joyce PR, Mulder RT, Luty SE, Frampton CM, Kennedy MA. (2009) Orosomucoid influences the response to antidepressants in major depressive disorder. J. Psychopharmacol. Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  • McHugh, P.M., Rogers, G.R., Glubb, D.M., Allington, M., Joyce, P.R., Kennedy, M.A. (2009) Proteomic analysis of rat hippocampus exposed to the antidepressant paroxetine. J Psychopharmacol. 2009 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Doudney, K., JA Harley, JF Pearson, A Miller, A Aitchison, MA Kennedy, RJ Porter, JL Elmslie and PR Joyce. (2009) Upstream genetic variant near INSIG2, influences response to carnitine supplementation in bipolar patients with valproate induced weight gain. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 3, 133–140
  • Glubb, D.M., Joyce, P.R., Kennedy, M.A. (2009) Expression and association analyses of promoter variants of the neurogenic gene HES6, a candidate gene for mood disorder susceptibility and antidepressant response. Neurosci. Let. 460, 1985-190.
  • McHugh, P.C., Joyce, P.R., Kennedy, M.A. (2009) Polymorphisms of sepiapterin reductase gene alter promoter activity and may influence risk of bipolar disorder. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics 19, 330-337
  • Stamp,L.K., O’Donnell, J.L., Chapman, P.T., Barclay, M.L., Kennedy, M.A., Frampton, C.M.A., Roberts, R.L. (2008) Lack of association between HLA-G 14bp in-del polymorphism and response to long-term therapy with methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 68, 154-5
  • McHugh, P.M., Rogers,G.M., Glubb, D.M., Allington, M.D., Hughes, M., Joyce, P.R., and Kennedy, M.A. (2008) Downregulation of Cyclin D1 (Ccnd1) and Hairy Enhancer of Split 6 (Hes6) in rat hippocampus after chronic exposure to the antidepressant paroxetine. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 20, 307-313
  • Clark, DWJ, Ashton, JA, Wallace, AK, Zhou, L, Kennedy, MA. (2008) Pharmacogenetic investigation using a pharmacovigilance database. PharmacoVigilance Review 2, 9-13.
  • Roberts, R.L., Gearry, R.B., Kennedy, M.A., Barclay, M.L. (2008) Beyond TPMT: genetic influences on thiopurine drug responses in inflammatory bowel disease. Personalized Medicine 5, 233-248.
  • Lea RA, Roberts RL, Green MR, Chambers GK, Kennedy MA. (2008) Allele Frequency Differences of Cytochrome P450 Polymorphisms in New Zealand Maori. NZ Med J 121, 33-37
  • Porter, R.L., Mulder, R.T., Joyce, P.R., Miller, A.L., Kennedy, M.A. (2008) Tryptophan hydroxylase gene (TPH1) and peripheral tryptophan levels in depression. J Affect Disorders 109, 209-212
  • Roberts,R.L, Gearry,R., Sies,C., George,P., Burt,M., Marinaki,A., Barclay,M., Kennedy, M.A. (2008). Trinucleotide repeat variants in the promoter of the thiopurine S-methyltransferase gene of patients exhibiting ultra-high enzyme activity. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics 18, 434-438.
  • McHugh, P.M., Rogers, G.R., Loudon, B., Glubb, D.G., Joyce, P.R., Kennedy, M.A. (2008) Proteomic analysis of embryonic stem cell-derived neural cells exposed to the antidepressant paroxetine. Journal of Neuroscience Research 86, 306-316
  • Roberts RL, Hollis-Moffatt JE, Gearry RB, Kennedy MA, Barclay ML, Merriman TR. (2008) Confirmation of association of NCF4 and IRGM with ileal Crohn’s disease in a population-based cohort. Genes & Immunity 9, 561-5
  • Littlejohn, M.D., Palmer, B.R. Pilbrow. A., Richards, A.M., Frampton, C.M., Troughton, R.W., Cameron, A.V, Kennedy, M.A. (2008) Ile164 variant of beta 2-adrenoceptor does not influence outcome in congestive heart failure but may interact with beta-blocker treatment. European Journal of Heart Failure 10, 55-59
  • Roberts RL, Gearry RB, Hollis-Moffatt JE, Miller AL, Reid J, Abkevich V, Timms KM, Gutin A, Lanchbury JS, Merriman TR, Barclay ML, Kennedy MA. (2007). IL23R R381Q and ATG16L1 T300A are strongly associated with Crohn’s disease in a study of New Zealand Caucasians with inflammatory bowel disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102, 1-8
  • Johnstone, A., Brennan, K., Schenk, S., Kennedy, M., Lea, R., Fitzmaurice, P. (2007). Benzylpiperazine (BZP) a recreational drug of abuse? Current knowledge and future direction. J. Psychopharmacology 21, 888-94
  • Gearry, RB, Roberts, RL, Burt, MJ, Frampton, CMA, Chapman, BA, Collett, JA, Shirley, P, Allington, MDE, Kennedy, MA, Barclay, ML. (2007) Effect of inflammatory bowel disease classification changes on NOD2 genotype-phenotype associations in a population-based cohort. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 13 (10): 1220-1227
  • Roberts, R.L., Gearry, R.B., Barclay, M.L., Kennedy, M.A. (2007) IMPDH1 promoter mutations in a patient exhibiting azathioprine resistance. Pharmacogenomics J. 7, 312-317
  • Kennedy, M.A. (2007) Pharmacogenomics: single genes, whole genomes and global networks. Personalized Medicine 4, 87-94
  • Stamp, L., Roberts, R., Kennedy, M., Barclay, M., O’Donnell, J., Chapman, P. (2006) The use of low dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis – are we entering a new era of therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics? Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 60(10):678-87
  • Priest, V.L., et al., Pharmacoeconomic analyses of azathioprine, methotrexate and prospective pharmacogenetic testing for the management of inflammatory bowel disease. Pharmacoeconomics, 2006. 24(8): p. 767-781.
  • Gardiner, S.J. and E.J. Begg, Pharmacogenetic testing for drug metabolizing enzymes: is it happening in practice? Pharmacogenet Genomics, 2005. 15(5): p. 365-9
  • Gardiner, S.J. and E.J. Begg, Pharmacogenetics, drug-metabolizing enzymes, and clinical practice. Pharmacological Reviews, 2006. 58(3): p. 521-590
  • Gardiner, S.J., et al., Two cases of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency - a lucky save and a near miss with azathioprine. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2006. 62(4): p. 473-476
  • Gardiner, S.J., et al., Exposure to thiopurine drugs through breast milk is low based on metabolite concentrations in mother-infant pairs. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2006. 62(4): p. 453-456
  • Roberts, R.L., Kennedy, M.A. (2006) Rapid detection of common Cytochrome P450 2D6 alleles in Caucasians. Clinica Chemica Acta 366, 348 - 351
  • Begg EJ. (2005). Individualized drug and dose: the clinical pharmacologist's calling or curse? Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 32:975-8
  • Taylor, D.R., Epton, M., Kennedy, M.A., Smith, A.D., Isles, S., Miller, A.L., Littlejohn, M..D., Cowan, J.O., Hewitt, T., Swanney, M.P., Brassett, K.P., Herbison, G.P. (2005) Bronchodilator response in relation to beta-adrenoceptor haplotype in patients with asthma. Amer. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 172, 700-703
  • Gearry RB, Barclay ML. (2005). Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine pharmacogenetics and metabolite monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 20:1149-57
  • Kennedy MA, Roberts RL, Joyce PR (2005) Re: No evidence of increased adverse drug reactions in cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 poor metabolizers treated with fluoxetine or nortriptyline - Authors' response. Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 20 (1): 63-64
  • Gardiner, S. J., and Begg, E. J. (2005). Pharmacogenetic testing for drug metabolizing enzymes: is it happening in practice? Pharmacogenetics and Genomics 15, 365-369
  • Joyce, P. R., Porter, R. J., Mulder, R. T., Luty, S. E., McKenzie, J. M., Miller, A. L., and Kennedy, M. A. (2005). Reversed diurnal variation in depression: associations with a differential antidepressant response, tryptophan: large neutral amino acid ratio and serotonin transporter polymorphisms. Psychol Med 35, 511-517
  • Gearry, R. B., and Barclay, M. L. (2005). Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine pharmacogenetics and metabolite monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20, 1149-1157
  • Roberts, R.L., et al., No evidence of increased adverse drug reactions in cytochrome P450CYP2D6 poor metabolizers treated with fluoxetine or nortriptyline. Human Psychopharmacology-Clinical and Experimental, 2004. 19(1): p. 17-23
  • Roberts, R.L., et al., A multiplexed allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of common thiopurine S-methyltransferase ( TPMT ) mutations. Clinica Chimica Acta, 2004. 341(1-2): p. 49-53
  • Kennedy, M.A., G.R. Rogers, and P.R. Joyce, Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants and mood stabilisers, in Mood Disorders, P.R. Joyce and P. Mitchell, Editors. 2004, UNSW Press: Sydney. p. 223-237
  • Gearry, R.B., et al., Lack of association between the ITPA 94C > A polymorphism and adverse effects from azathioprine. Pharmacogenetics, 2004. 14(11): p. 779-781
  • Clark, D.W.J., et al., Linking pharmacovigilance with pharmacogenetics. Drug Safety, 2004. 27(15): p. 1171-1184
  • Joyce, P.R., et al., Age-dependent antidepressant pharmacogenomics: polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter and G protein beta3 subunit as predictors of response to fluoxetine and nortriptyline. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 2003. 6(4): p. 339-46
  • Gearry, R.B., et al., Thiopurine S-methyltransferase ( TPMT ) genotype does not predict adverse drug reactions to thiopurine drugs in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2003. 18(4): p. 395-400
  • Barclay, M.L., et al., Correlation of CYP2D6 genotype with perhexiline phenotypic metabolizer status. Pharmacogenetics, 2003. 13(10): p. 627-632
  • Taylor, D.R. and M.A. Kennedy, Beta adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and drug responses in asthmatics. Pharmacogenomics, 2002. 3(2): p. 173-184
  • Stedman, C.A.M., et al., Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype does not predict SSRI (fluoxetine or paroxetine) induced hyponatraemia. Human Psychopharmacology, 2002. 17(4): p. 187-190
  • Roberts, R.L., et al., A common P-glycoprotein polymorphism is associated with nortriptyline-induced postural hypotension in patients treated for major depression. The Pharmacogenomics Journal, 2002. 2: p. 191-196
  • Roberts, R.L., et al., How the pharmacogenetics of cytochrome P450 enzymes may affect prescribing. NZ Med. J, 2002. 115: p. 137-140
  • Littlejohn, M.D., et al., Determination of beta2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) haplotypes by a multiplexed polymerase chain reaction assay. Hum Mutat, 2002. 20(6): p. 479
  • Taylor, D. and M. Kennedy, Genetic variation of the beta 2 adrenoceptor: its functional and clinical importance in bronchial asthma. Amer. J. Pharmacogenomics, 2001. 1(3): p. 165-174
  • Martin, J.H., et al., Is cytochrome P4502C9 genotype associated with NSAID gastric ulceration? British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2001. 51(6): p. 627-630
  • Roberts, R., P. Joyce, and M.A. Kennedy, Rapid and comprehensive determination of cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 poor metabolizer genotypes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Human Mutation, 2000. 16(1): p. 77-85