Personalized Medicine: Striding From Genes to Medicines

Description

Personalized medicine is the tailoring of medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient. Personalized medicine has the potential of revolutionizing patient care. This treatment modality prescribes therapies specific to individual patients based on pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic information. This book explains the advantages of using personalized therapies. The success of personalized therapy in future will depend on a better understanding of pharmacogenomics and the extension of these scientific advances to all countries. The key attribute of this book is its ability to explain things so interestingly that students are able to understand and appreciate it. This book conveys the recent inventions and discoveries of this field to the students. This book is intended for students who are pursuing careers in personalized medicine. The aim of this book is to present a straightforward, uncomplicated approach to the subject both for the pupils and their teachers. The matter is presented with appropriate explanations. The book is fully career-oriented. It fulfills the needs of students, teachers and researchers.