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Pharmacogenomics of osteoporosis: opportunities and challenges.
Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions - 1 Jan 2000
Nguyen T V, Eisman J A
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The genetics of osteoporosis can be considered in two broad areas: disease susceptibility and drug activity. While the former has been studied, the latter is still largely untouched. Pharmacogenomics is the utilization of genetic information to predict outcome of drug treatment, with respect to both beneficial and adverse effects. The pharmacotherapy of osteoporosis is characterized by variability in therapeutic...
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