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Precision medicine for genetic childhood movement disorders
Author(s) -
Soo Audrey K S,
Ferrini Arianna,
Kurian Manju A
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/dmcn.14869
Subject(s) - precision medicine , multidisciplinary approach , repurposing , medicine , disease , movement disorders , psychology , biology , pathology , political science , ecology , law
Increasingly effective targeted precision medicine is either already available or in development for a number of genetic childhood movement disorders. Patient‐centred, personalized approaches include the repurposing of existing treatments for specific conditions and the development of novel therapies that target the underlying genetic defect or disease mechanism. In tandem with these scientific advances, close collaboration between clinicians, researchers, affected families, and stakeholders in the wider community will be key to successfully delivering such precision therapies to children with movement disorders.What this paper adds Precision medicine for genetic childhood movement disorders is developing rapidly. Accurate diagnosis, disease‐specific outcome measures, and collaborative multidisciplinary work will accelerate the progress of such strategies.