PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jacobson, Anne ED - Camoretti-Mercado, Blanca TI - Updates in Personalized Medicine in COPD DP - 2011 Sep 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 21--21 VI - 11 IP - 4 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/21.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/21.full AB - Personalized medicine describes an individualized approach to treatment that takes into account the unique clinical, genetic, and molecular features of a disease for each patient. This article describes advances in the use of personalized medicine for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.