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1Oct, 2018

Pharmacogenomics and the future of medicine

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You have probably heard that certain medications have worked well for one person but not for another and similarly, sometimes these medications have unwanted side effects for some but not others. There are many factors responsible for these differences, such as age, gender, and our genes. The study of this drug-gene relationship is known as “Pharmacogenomics” or “Pharmacogenetics”, and involves study of the impact of genetic differences on the way our bodies process medications. Pharmacogenomics is a core element of personalized medicine. There are well over 20,000 genes in our […]
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