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Pharmacogenetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

David A. Price-Evans*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medicine University of Liverpool (Great Britain)

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The term Pharmacogenetics is defined as the study of genetically determined variations in animal species which are revealed by the effects of drugs.

I am going to deal with examples of these variations which have been found in Man. I must apologise for a certain amount of repetition of some facts which have already been aired in this conference, but it is my intention to give you a bird's eye view of the subject.

Type
Sessione di Conferenze/Lecture Session (11 Settembre)
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1962

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