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Tailored medicine: whom will it fit? The ethics of patient and disease stratification.

Bioethics - 1 Aug 2004

Smart Andrew, Martin Paul, Parker Michael

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A key selling point of pharmacogenetics is the genetic stratification of either patients or diseases in order to target the prescribing of medicine. The hope is that genetically 'tailored' medicines will replace the current 'one-size-fits-all' paradigm of drug development and usage. This paper is concerned with the relationship between difference and justice in the use of pharmacogenetics. This new technology,...

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PMID: 15449405
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2004.00400.x

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