Pharmacogenetic test
Pharmacogenetic tests are used to explore whether a person can be helped by a particular drug. The basis of pharmacogenetics is the insight that the effects of drugs are influenced by hereditary genetic traits. Drug actions may vary widely from person to person with respect to their therapeutic benefits and side-effects. The purpose of pharmacogenetics is therefore to identify the molecular bases of individual responses to and side-effects of drugs and, ultimately, to develop more effective and easily tolerated products.
For further information see:
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