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Personalized medicine: a world of opportunities in skin diseases
Author(s) -
AlHoqail I,
Salem R,
Monshi M,
Zeilinger C,
Zimmerman V,
Zaher A
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02651.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , family medicine , ophthalmology , traditional medicine
Painkillers ... vaccines ... antibiotics ...: will personalizedmedicine unfold as the next revolutionary healthcareadvance?Traditionally, physicians initiate therapy with a standarddose and observe how the patient responds. If necessary,therapy is modified by ‘trial and error.’ Why drug therapyfails in some patients or populations, and why somepatients experience serious side effects, was unclear.Although it was suspected that genetics may be involvedin specific medication responses, research had identifiedonly a few genetic variations that are relevant.Corresponding author:Dr. A ZaherDepartment of Medical Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, PO Box 59046, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Email: azaher@kfmc.med.s