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Personalized medicine: A pediatric perspective

Personalized medicine: A pediatric perspective The aim of pediatric personalized medicine is to uniquely combine genetic variation with developmental stage and environmental exposure to provide a tailored preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic regimen. Recent advances in genomic research have identified many genetic variants that may be related to allergic and inflammatory disease and therapeutic response. These include variants involved in immune response, barrier proteins, and medication response. Current evidence also suggests that the effect of genetic variation often depends on the developmental stage of a child and environmental exposure such as infection or tobacco smoke during a specific stage. Personalized medicine is a new and exciting field with the potential to significantly improve medical care for children and adults. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Allergy and Asthma Reports Springer Journals

Personalized medicine: A pediatric perspective

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Current Medicine Group, LLC
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Otorhinolaryngology; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Allergology
ISSN
1529-7322
eISSN
1534-6315
DOI
10.1007/s11882-009-0063-9
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Abstract

The aim of pediatric personalized medicine is to uniquely combine genetic variation with developmental stage and environmental exposure to provide a tailored preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic regimen. Recent advances in genomic research have identified many genetic variants that may be related to allergic and inflammatory disease and therapeutic response. These include variants involved in immune response, barrier proteins, and medication response. Current evidence also suggests that the effect of genetic variation often depends on the developmental stage of a child and environmental exposure such as infection or tobacco smoke during a specific stage. Personalized medicine is a new and exciting field with the potential to significantly improve medical care for children and adults.

Journal

Current Allergy and Asthma ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 13, 2009

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