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Review
. 2020 Apr;105(2):107-110.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-316971. Epub 2019 May 15.

Fifteen-minute consultation: Pharmacogenomics: a guide for busy clinicians

Christopher Mark Parry  1   2 , Daniel Hawcutt  1   2
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Pharmacogenomics: a guide for busy clinicians

Christopher Mark Parry et al. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

The ultimate goal of pharmacogenomics is to understand how the effects of interindividual genetic variation impact on the response of patients to treatments and in turn optimise those treatments while minimising potential side effects. This review article provides a brief overview of pharmacogenomics, focusing on the methods used to understand how genes of interest are identified, how pharmacogenomics is currently used within paediatric clinical practice within the UK, potential areas for future use and some of the caveats specific to paediatric medicine.

Keywords: genetics; paediatric practice; pharmacology.

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