Personalized
medicine.
Personalized Medicine
Personalized medicine (pronunciation: /ˌpɜːrsəˈnaɪzd ˈmɛdɪsɪn/), also known as precision medicine, is a medical model that separates people into different groups—with medical decisions, practices, interventions and/or products being tailored to the individual patient based on their predicted response or risk of disease.
Etymology
The term "personalized medicine" is believed to have first appeared in printed media in 1999, with the inception of the human genome project. The term "precision medicine" is a newer term, which has a similar meaning, and is becoming increasingly more common.
Related Terms
- Genomics: The study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
- Pharmacogenomics: The study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. This relatively new field combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications and doses that will be tailored to a person's genetic makeup.
- Biobank: A type of biorepository that stores biological samples (usually human) for use in research.
- Genetic Testing: A type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins. The results of a genetic test can confirm or rule out a suspected genetic condition or help determine a person's chance of developing or passing on a genetic disorder.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Personalized
- Wikipedia's article - Personalized
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