pharmacogenetics
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006580
The study of how a person’s genes affect the way he or she responds to drugs. Pharmacogenetics is being used to learn ahead of time what the best drug or the best dose of a drug will be for a person. Also called pharmacogenomics.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-006580 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | pharmacogenomics |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-ONC-006580",
"term": "pharmacogenetics",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "The study of how a person’s genes affect the way he or she responds to drugs. Pharmacogenetics is being used to learn ahead of time what the best drug or the best dose of a drug will be for a person. Also called pharmacogenomics.",
"synonyms": [
"pharmacogenomics"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pharmacogenetics/"
}
Record 13,074 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.