Publications by authors named "Thien Khac Nguyen"

Despite the raised awareness of the role of pharmacogenomic (PGx) in personalized medicines for COVID-19, data for COVID-19 drugs is extremely scarce and not even a publication on this topic for post-COVID-19 medications to date. In the current study, we investigated the genetic variations associated with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 therapies by using whole genome sequencing data of the 1000 Vietnamese Genomes Project (1KVG) in comparison with other populations retrieved from the 1000 Genomes Project Phase 3 (1KGP3) and the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Moreover, we also evaluated the risk of drug interactions in comorbid COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 patients based on pharmacogenomic profiles of drugs using a computational approach.

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  • The study addresses the lack of research on skin-related genetic traits in underrepresented populations, specifically focusing on the Vietnamese population.
  • Researchers developed a computational method to analyze genetic factors affecting 25 skin traits using both public and local Vietnamese genetic data.
  • Findings showed that Vietnamese skin genetics are closely related to East Asian cohorts, revealing co-occurring traits like skin aging and collagen issues, contributing to a broader understanding of genetic diversity in skin health.
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Most current genotype imputation methods are reference-based, which posed several challenges to users, such as high computational costs and reference panel inaccessibility. Thus, deep learning models are expected to create reference-free imputation methods performing with higher accuracy and shortening the running time. We proposed a imputation method using recurrent neural networks integrating with an additional discriminator network, namely GRUD.

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  • - Phenytoin (PHT) is a widely used anticonvulsant that can cause severe skin reactions, known as severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), although studies on risk factors for these reactions have shown mixed results.
  • - This meta-analysis reviewed 11 studies involving 1,389 patients to establish a clearer link between PHT and SCARs, finding a significant association with a pooled odds ratio of 2.29 and a specific link to Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis with an odds ratio of 3.63.
  • - The findings emphasize the importance of screening patients for risks before initiating treatment with PHT to help prevent serious skin reactions.
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