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SUBMITTER: Femminella GD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4175026 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Femminella Grazia Daniela GD Barrese Vincenzo V Ferrara Nicola N Rengo Giuseppe G
Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine 20140909
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality in Western countries, and β-blockers are a cornerstone of its treatment. However, the response to these drugs is variable among individuals, which might be explained, at least in part, by genetic differences. Pharmacogenomics is the study of genetic contributions to drug response variability in order to provide evidence for a tailored therapy in an individual patient. Several studies have investigated the pharmacogenomics of the adrenergic ...[more]