The concept of gene is in crisis. Does it affect pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics?

It is well known that the efficacy of certain drugs varies from individual to individual, depending in part on variation in the genes that encode drug metabolizing enzymes or target proteins. Like many other branches of the biomedical sciences, pharmacogenetics has been invigorated by recent advance...

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Main Authors: Miriam Falkenberg, Fernanda Pedrini, Ana Cristina Puhl, Vanessa Fontana, Jaime Cofre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume193/p87a96.pdf