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Precision Medicine

Definition
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Precision medicine tailors prevention, diagnosis, or treatment to individual variation—commonly molecular profiles (genomics, other omics), environment, and lifestyle—rather than assuming one approach fits all.

Topics
Precision medicine
Synonyms
Personalized medicine (often used interchangeably; see [Personalized Medicine](personalized-medicine.md))
Related
All of Us Biomarker Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS)

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS and polygenic scores are major inputs to risk stratification, drug targets, and biomarker discovery; interpreting and deploying those findings in health systems is framed as part of the precision-medicine agenda, with implications for ancestry diversity, validation cohorts, and clinical evidence standards.

Example usage

"The program integrated GWAS hits and EHR phenotypes into a precision-medicine workflow for trial enrichment."

All of Us Biomarker Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Personalized Medicine Phenomics Precision Prevention Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)
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References

  • Collins FS, Varmus H. (2015). A new initiative on precision medicine. N Engl J Med.
  • Ashley EA. (2016). Towards precision medicine. Nat Rev Genet.
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