Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic analysis of the effects of pharmaceutical compounds helps to realise the concept of individualised drug therapy or personalised medicine.

While pharmacogenetics describes genetic variations between individuals and their influence on the efficacy and side effects of drugs, pharmacogenomics examines interactions of drugs with the whole genome: changes of gene expression profiles, which are caused by drugs are analysed.

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