A piece in the puzzle of personalized medicine

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-20

  Kroemer, H K ^a   Meyer Zu Schwabedissen, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MUSCLE TOXICITY; NOTE; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TOXICITY;

GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; PHARMACOGENETICS;

EID: 72849129986     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2009.219     Document Type: Note

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