Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Genotype predicts suitability of heart medicine

Heart patients with specific arrangements of certain alleles have a higher risk of death from using beta-blockers.

Wow. Talk about personalized medicine. I put this in the same category as stem cells. Working with nature--in this case to customize your medical treatment according to your genotype--is bound to be more effective than beating the hell out of people's bodies with chemicals, radiation, and harsh procedures.

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