Personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics both promise exciting new developments in healthcare. On this course you will explore their potential, taking a close look at the genetics, human genome, genome and exome sequencing, pharamcogenetics tests, a review of current best evidence and the use of personalized medicine in different diseases including infectious diseases, cancer and neurological disorder. Topics covered include molecular diagnostic tools that are widely used in personalized medicine, importance of variations, genotyping, haplotyping and biomarker in personalized medicine, basics of pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine focus on several diseases. Ethical, legal and social issues relevant to personalized medicine in particular personal services are discussed. |