Open AccessAcceptance of Asthma Pharmacogenetic Study by Children and Adults
Author(s) -
Ann Chen Wu,
Robert L. Davis,
Kelan Tantisira,
M. Maya Dutta-Linn,
M Hemmes,
Scott T. Weiss
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacogenomics and pharmacoproteomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2153-0645
DOI - 10.4172/2153-0645.1000103
Subject(s) - medicine , buccal swab , randomized controlled trial , buccal administration , asthma , pharmacogenetics , dentistry , genotype , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , gene , biology
Pharmacogenetic testing may change clinical medicine by allowing clinicians to tailor medications based on a patient's genetic makeup, however, these tests must first be validated in large, real-life populations of subjects that include children. A dearth of knowledge exists for whether pediatric populations are as willing as adult populations to provide samples for such studies.