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Evaluating the frequency and the impact of pharmacogenetic alleles in an ancestrally diverse Biobank population.
Journal of translational medicine - 28 Nov 2022
Verma Shefali S, Keat Karl, Li Binglan, Hoffecker Glenda, Risman Marjorie, Sangkuhl Katrin, Whirl-Carrillo Michelle, Dudek Scott, Verma Anurag, Klein Teri E, Ritchie Marylyn D, Tuteja Sony
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BACKGROUND: Pharmacogenomics (PGx) aims to utilize a patient's genetic data to enable safer and more effective prescribing of medications. The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) provides guidelines with strong evidence for 24 genes that affect 72 medications. Despite strong evidence linking PGx alleles to drug response, there is a large gap in the implementation and return of actionable...
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