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SUBMITTER: Tse SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3298891 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The pharmacogenomics journal 20111011 6
Despite the availability of several classes of asthma medications and their overall effectiveness, a significant portion of patients fail to respond to these therapeutic agents. Evidence suggests that genetic factors may partly mediate the heterogeneity in asthma treatment response. This review discusses important findings in asthma pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic studies conducted to date, examines limitations of these studies and, finally, proposes future research directions in this field. ...[more]