Compiled by leading authorities on the topic, this guide explains how genetic
variation contributes to differing patient responses to medicines, including
chemotherapy emphasizes how pharmacogenetics will alter the diagnosis,
classification, and treatment of common diseases demonstrates the role of
pharmacogenetics in the development of patient-tailored medications discusses
variability in drug metabolism enzyme pathways The only source on the subject to
offer both an overview and a disease-based approach, this reference text spans
the wide array of technical, methodological, regulatory, and ethical issues
related to pharmacogenetics and stresses the impact of pharmacogenetic data on
patient care and management. Providing expertly selected references, tables, and
figures in each chapter, this guide