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MeSH Heading: Pharmacogenetics
Tree Number(s): H01.158.273.343.750; H01.158.703.052; H02.628.479
Unique ID: D010597
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010597
Annotation: the discipline (education, history, etc) only; for pharmacogenetic studies, index the specific drug and specific genetic aspect
Scope Note: A branch of genetics which deals with the genetic variability in individual responses to drugs and drug metabolism (BIOTRANSFORMATION).
Entry Version: PHARMACOGENET
Entry Term(s): Pharmacogenomics
NLM Classification #: QV 38.5
See Also: Drug Resistance; Pharmacogenomic Variants; Precision Medicine; Toxicology
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(66)
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/20

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