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Ethical and legal implications of pharmacogenomics.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Mar 2001
Rothstein M A, Epps P G
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenomics is the application of genomics technology to the discovery and development of drugs. A greater understanding of the way in which individuals with a particular genotype respond to a drug allows manufacturers to identify population subgroups that will benefit most from a particular drug. The increasing emphasis on pharmacogenomics is likely to raise ethical and legal questions regarding, among...
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