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precision medicine is "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person.
medical care designed to optimize efficiency or therapeutic benefit for particular groups of patients, especially by using genetic or molecular profiling.
It all started when a genome was mapped in 2003.The achievement was the result of decades of genetic research, beginning with American geneticist Alfred Sturtevant's first gene map of the fruit fly in 1911.
a scientific instrument used to automate the DNA sequencing process.
DNA sequencer
"personalized medicine" uniquely for each individual based of personal needs; in "precision medicine", the focus is on identifying which approaches will be effective for which patients based on genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.
individualized medicine and genomic medicine
In 2015 State of the Union address, and it was President Obama
a diagnostic test used as a companion to a therapeutic drug to determine its applicability to a specific person.
Companion diagnostic
Precision medicine involves a molecular diagnosis of a disease and a medical plan personalized to be most effective based on your DNA and unique genetic variations.
What was the name of the project that deciphered the genome in three ways?
The Human Genome project which was an International Project that was part of The National Institue of Health.
The identification and documentation of the structure of a specific DNA, RNA, or protein molecule, usually for the purpose of diagnosing biochemical and genetic disorders.
Molecular profiling
To figure out which genetic changes are in your cancer, you may need to have a biopsy.
This allows him or her to make behavioral changes to help stave off or delay the onset of a disease
lung cancer, melanoma (skin cancer), colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer. also some rare childhood illnesses, cystic fibrosis, and HIV/AIDS.
In Obama's speech he addressed the Precision Medicine Initiative, dedicating $215 million in fiscal year 2016 to advancing genomics. What did some of that funding go to?
Of that funding, $130 million was allocated to the NIH to build a national research cohort of at least 1 million U.S. participants/volunteers. Anyone living in the U.S. can participate. Volunteers undergo a standard physical exam and provide a biological sample such as blood, urine or saliva.
a characterized treatment , taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the physical symptoms of a disease.