Leiden study shows adjusting drug doses to patient DNA cuts side effects
Leiden study shows adjusting drug doses to patient DNA cuts side effects
Patients experience 30% fewer serious side effects when their medication doses are tailored to their DNA, according to a team of international researchers led by Leiden University Medical Center. The study, published in The Lancet, shows that patients may respond differently to a specific drug depending on variations in their genetic information. For example, some individuals process medication faster than others and, as a result, require a higher dose to achieve the necessary effect. ‘For the first time we have... More >