Article
Overview of pharmacogenetics.
Current protocols in human genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Katz David A, Bhathena Anahita
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenetics is the study of relationships between genetic variation and inter-individual differences with respect to drug response. As the field has matured over the past 15 years, a remarkable diversity of pathways, variation types, and mechanisms have been found to be relevant pharmacogenetic factors. Today, pharmacogenetics is becoming more important in pharmacology for target validation, lead...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Drug Design
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Pharmacogenetics