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Personalized Medicine

Definition
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Personalized medicine uses individual characteristics—often genomic and other molecular data, plus clinical context—to guide prevention, diagnosis, or treatment.

Topics
Precision medicine
Synonyms
Precision medicine (often used interchangeably; see [Precision Medicine](precision-medicine.md))
Related
Biomarker Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS-derived polygenic scores, drug targets, and biomarkers are often framed as inputs to personalized care; translation raises questions about validation across ancestries, clinical utility, and how individualized predictions are communicated.

Example usage

"The trial framed care as personalized medicine, with follow-up guided by a combined rare-variant and PRS report."

Biomarker Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Precision Medicine
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References

  • Collins FS, Varmus H. (2015). A new initiative on precision medicine. N Engl J Med.
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