Genome technologies, precision medicine and innovative therapies

Pepper, Michael Sean

dc.contributor.author	Pepper, Michael Sean
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-28T12:52:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-28T12:52:38Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09
dc.description.abstract	We all share a common ancestry, and nowhere is this more apparent than in our genomes. Despite our differences, most of the information contained in our genomes is highly similar, if not identical. Yet it is the differences that make each of us unique. It is also these differences that have allowed for the delineation of a relatively new concept in modern medicine, namely that of ‘precision medicine’. In contrast to ‘personalised medicine’, precision medicine aims to identify differences at a population level, thereby guiding the application of genome technologies to populations in a manner that results in improved outcomes.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Immunology	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2019	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.questinteractive.co.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Pepper, M.S.2018, 'Genome technologies, precision medicine and innovative therapies', Quest, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 4.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1729-830X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68527
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Lynnwood Ridge: Academy of Science South Africa	en_ZA
dc.rights	This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Genome technologies	en_ZA
dc.subject	Precision medicine	en_ZA
dc.subject	Innovative therapies	en_ZA
dc.title	Genome technologies, precision medicine and innovative therapies	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA