PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shuman, Jill
ED  - Ingle, James N.
TI  - Precision Medicine
DP  - 2015 Jun 18
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 2--3
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/4/2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/4/2.full
AB  - The goal of precision medicine is to tailor medical treatments for patients based on their personal characteristics and responses to a specific treatment. Genome-wide association studies and pharmacogenomics are tools that may help clinicians determine how best to treat patients, such as those with breast cancer, based on genetic factors and phenotype.