Personalized Medicine

Personalized Medicine – Hepatitis C Treatment & Your DNA

August 17, 2009

From today’s New York Times, another great example of ‘personalized medicine’ based on DNA testing. The standard treatment for infection with the hepatitis C virus is a grueling 48-week course of the antiviral drugs interferon and ribavirin that gives some patients flulike symptoms and severe depression. The treatment varies in its effectiveness, being much more [...]

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