Personalized medicine: Definitions, history, and implications for the OT profession

Genetic predisposition in type 2 diabetes: A promising approach toward a personalized management of diabetes

“…[5][6][7][8] The concept of personalized medicine has been with humanity throughout generations and as time passes we are increasing able to act upon our knowledge to affect the course of disease at the individual level. 4,9,10 The most advanced aspect of personalized medicine has been in the field of pharmacogenomics: to address the right drug at the right dosage for the right response. 11,12 Today advances in many aspects of medicine, biology, chemistry have opened the doors to practical application of personalized medicine in the treatment of different disorders.…”

“…Science has opened Pandora's genetic box to discover another level of disease interaction to explore and address in medicinal practice 5‐8 . The concept of personalized medicine has been with humanity throughout generations and as time passes we are increasing able to act upon our knowledge to affect the course of disease at the individual level 4,9,10 . The most advanced aspect of personalized medicine has been in the field of pharmacogenomics: to address the right drug at the right dosage for the right response 11,12 .…”

Personalized Nutrition Therapy in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Herpes Zoster Oticus, Recalcitrant to Conventional Therapy: A Case Report

“…The term personalized medicine first appeared in published works in 1999 [1]. Topol [2] defines personalized medicine as the tailoring of medical treatments to the individual characteristics of each patient with a focus on the individual as the source of medical data and as the driver of health care [2].…”