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Pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genes affect the way medicines work in a person. Your health care provider can use the information from pharmacogenetic testing to prescribe medicines that will work best for you with fewer side effects.
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Pharmacogenetics is a type of precision medicine. Precision medicine uses information about a person's genes, environment, and lifestyle to help diagnose, prevent, and treat illness specifically for that person. Pharmacogenetics uses information from your genes to see how your body will respond to a medicine. Your…
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Pharmacogenomics. www.cdc.gov/genomics-and-health/about/pharmacogenetics.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/pharma.htm . Updated May 14, 2024. Accessed June 19, 2024. Korf BR, Limdi NA. Principles of genetics. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds.…
This is a summary. Read the full article at www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org (reviewed 26/06/2023).
This page is general information and is not medical advice. It does not replace a registered doctor, and it is not a prescription or a recommendation to use any medicine or test. Prices are listed prices and may change. Always follow the advice of your doctor or pharmacist.