Table 4.1 Personalized medicine definitions
Definition | Reference |
|---|---|
Prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of a specific disease based on the individual genetic profile | Carlson (2008) |
Use of new methods of molecular analysis to better manage an illness or the predisposition to pathologies | Personalized Medicine Coalition |
Provide the right treatment to the right patient at the right dose | European Union |
Medicine based on the clinical, genetic, and environmental information of each person | American Medical Association |
Medicine that uses information about genes, proteins, and the person’s environment to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases | National Cancer Institute |