Polymorphisms Associated with Etanercept Response in Moderate-To-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

AIM: Few studies have evaluated the influence of pharmacogenetics in psoriatic patients treated with etanercept. MATERIALS & METHODS: We evaluated the association between 124 polymorphisms with the response to etanercept in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis at 3 months (n = 78) and 6 months of treatment (n = 68). RESULTS: The results of the multivariate analysis showed an association between polymorphisms rs13437088 (HLA-B/MICA), rs96844 (MAP3K1), rs2431697 (PTTG1), rs9304742 (ZNF816A) and the response to etanercept at 3 months. Besides polymorphisms rs928655 (GBP6) and rs2546890 (IL12B) were associated to response at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Nevertheless, these biomarkers should be validated in large-scale studies before its implementation in clinical practice.