Pharmacogenomics : Advances, Challenges, and the Implications of Personalized Medicine

The term pharmacogenomics describes the study of how genetic inheritance affects an individual's response to drugs.

Pharmacogenomics is driving the development of personalized medicine and diagnostic tools, as well as the discovery of disease genes.

This book introduces genomics and related methodology, followed by a discussion of pharmacogenomic applications in human disease, its role in drug development, and an overview of regulatory, ethical, and legal issues.