Pharmacogenomics in Children : Advantages and Challenges of Next Generation Sequencing Applications
Joint Authors
Vanakker, Olivier M.
De Paepe, Anne
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pharmacogenetics is considered as a prime example of how personalized medicine nowadays can be put into practice.
However, genotyping to guide pharmacological treatment is relatively uncommon in the routine clinical practice.
Several reasons can be found why the application of pharmacogenetics is less than initially anticipated, which include the contradictory results obtained for certain variants and the lack of guidelines for clinical implementation.
However, more reproducible results are being generated, and efforts have been made to establish working groups focussing on evidence-based clinical guidelines.
For another pharmacogenetic hurdle, the speed by which a pharmacogenetic profile for a certain drug can be obtained in an individual patient, there has been a revolution in molecular genetics through the introduction of next generation sequencing (NGS), making it possible to sequence a large number of genes up to the complete genome in a single reaction.
Besides the enthusiasm due to the tremendous increase of our sequencing capacities, several considerations need to be made regarding quality and interpretation of the sequence data as well as ethical aspects of this technology.
This paper will focus on the different NGS applications that may be useful for pharmacogenomics in children and the challenges that they bring on.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vanakker, Olivier M.& De Paepe, Anne. 2013. Pharmacogenomics in Children : Advantages and Challenges of Next Generation Sequencing Applications. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vanakker, Olivier M.& De Paepe, Anne. Pharmacogenomics in Children : Advantages and Challenges of Next Generation Sequencing Applications. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vanakker, Olivier M.& De Paepe, Anne. Pharmacogenomics in Children : Advantages and Challenges of Next Generation Sequencing Applications. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448575
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448575