The effects of pharmacogenetic determinants on platelet function and cardiovascular outcomes in type DM patients are unknown.
The association between IRS-1 genetic variants, platelet function, and the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 2 years was assessed in 187 patients with type 2 DM and stable coronary artery disease on maintenance aspirin and clopidogrel therapy.
Seven tag single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected. Individuals with high platelet reactivity were more frequent among carriers of the C allele (GC and CC genotypes; approximately 20 % of population) of the rs956115 marker (44.4 % vs. 20.5 % ; odds ratio: 3.1, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.44 to 6.67; p = 0.006). These patients were at higher risk of MACE (28.0 % vs. 10.9 % ; hazard ratio: 2.90, 95 % CI: 1.38 to 6.11; p = 0.005). The C allele carriers of the rs956115 marker were more commonly associated with a hyperreactive platelet phenotype. This was confirmed in an external validation cohort of patients with type 2 DM but not in an external validation cohort of patients without DM. Carriers of the C allele of the rs956115 marker also had a significantly higher risk of MACE compared with noncarriers (30.6 % vs. 11.4 % ; hazard ratio: 2.88, 95 % CI: 1.35 to 6.14; p = 0.006).
Type 2 DM patients who are carriers of the C allele of the rs956115 marker of the IRS-1 gene have a hyperreactive platelet phenotype and increased risk of MACE.