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Personalized Pharmacogenomics: Predicting Efficacy and Adverse Drug Reactions
5 Jun 2014
Abstract excerpt
Drug response varies between individuals owing to disease heterogeneity, environmental factors, and genetic factors. Genetic factors can affect both the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a drug, leading to changes in local and systemic drug exposure and/or changes in the function of the drug target, altering drug response. Several pharmacogenetic biomarkers are already utilized in clinical practice and...
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