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SUBMITTER: Barone C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3513202 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine 20090908
Some of the most commonly prescribed medications are those for cardiovascular maladies. The beneficial effects of these medications have been well documented. However, there can be substantial variation in response to these medications among patients, which may be due to genetic variation. For this reason pharmacogenomic studies are emerging across all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. The goal of pharmacogenomics is to tailor treatment to an individual's genetic makeup in order to improve the ...[more]