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Pharmacogenetics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 83 - May 22, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Kim Brosen, Per Damkier
  • Language: English

Pharmacogenetics, Volume 83, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters and the best authors in the field, with this release highl… Read more

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Pharmacogenetics, Volume 83, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters and the best authors in the field, with this release highlighting regulatory perspectives, the implementation of pharmacogenetics in everyday clinical setting, imaging in pharmacogenetics, pharmacoepidemiology in pharmacogenetics, epigenetics and micro RNA in pharmacogenetics, ethnicity in pharmacogenetics, pediatric pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenetics and adverse drug reactions, and cytochrome P450 pharmacogenetics amongst other important topics. This series presents an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists, and biochemists alike.

Key features

  • Includes the authority and expertise of leading contributors in pharmacology as sourced from an international board of authors
  • Presents the latest release in the Advances in Pharmacology series

Readership

Investigators in neuroscience, pharmacology, neurology, psychiatry, medicine

Table of contents

Section I: Cytochrome P450

1. Cytochrome P450 in Pharmacogenetics: An Update
Aleksi Tornio and Janne T. Backman

2. Epigenetics and MicroRNAs in Pharmacogenetics
Ulrich M. Zanger, Kathrin Klein, Nicole Kugler, Tamara Petrikat and Chang S. Ryu

3. Tamoxifen and CYP2D6: A Controversy in Pharmacogenetics
Deirdre P. Cronin-Fenton and Per Damkier

Section II: Methods

4. Imaging in Pharmacogenetics
Mikkel H. Vendelbo, Lars C. Gormsen and Niels Jessen

5. Pharmacoepidemiology in Pharmacogenetics
Thomas P. Ahern

Section III: Special Themes

6. Population Diversity in Pharmacogenetics: A Latin American Perspective
Guilherme Suarez-Kurtz and Esteban J. Parra

7. Pharmacogenetics of Adverse Drug Reactions
Orod Osanlou, Munir Pirmohamed and Ann K. Daly

8. Pharmacogenetics: Applications to Paediatric Patients
Tiphaine A. de Beaumais and Evelyne Jacqz-Aigrain

Section IV: Pharmacogenetics in Therapy

9. Implementation of Pharmacogenomics in Everyday Clinical Settings
Paul C.D. Bank, Jesse J. Swen and Henk-Jan Guchelaar

10. Pharmacogenetics in Pain Treatment
Ana M. Peiró

11. The Pharmacogenetics of Immune-Modulating Therapy
Ingolf Cascorbi

12. Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry
Filippo Corponi, Chiara Fabbri and Alessandro Serretti

13. Pharmacogenetics in Cardiovascular Medicine
Peter E. Weeke

14. Pharmacogenetics of Antidiabetic Drugs
Shylaja Srinivasan, Sook Wah Yee and Kathleen M. Giacomini

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 83
  • Published: May 22, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

KB

Kim Brosen

Kim Brøsen is at Institute of Public Health, Odense, Denmark
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Public Health, Odense, Denmark

PD

Per Damkier

Per Damkier is at Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Affiliations and expertise
Odense University Hospital, Denmark

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