What is Pharmacogenomics?

Why do people vary in their responses to prescribed medications, both with respect to how well the drug works and in their adverse reactions to it? The answer may lie in our genes. Scientists, doctors, and the pharmaceutical industry are working to customize medical treatments to suit our genetic signatures. The study of how our genetic variations interface with disease risk and responses to drugs is called pharmacogenomics.

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Investigate a pharmacogenetic test that is being used in the clinic today.

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See how tiny variations in a person's DNA can help predict drug response or disease risk.

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Consider how pharmacogenetics might remake the drug development process.

Supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Grant No. R25RR023288 from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the NIH. The contents provided here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIH.

APA format: Genetic Science Learning Center (2014, June 22) Pharmacogenomics. Learn.Genetics. Retrieved May 20, 2015, from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/pharma/ MLA format: Genetic Science Learning Center. "Pharmacogenomics." Learn.Genetics 20 May 2015 <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/pharma/> Chicago format: Genetic Science Learning Center, "Pharmacogenomics," Learn.Genetics, 22 June 2014, <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/pharma/> (20 May 2015)

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