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Pharmacogenomics, or PGx – the study of how genes affect your response to medications – can help you and your doctor to select the best medications for you, but the DNA testing is not yet able to predict how you will respond to the medication.

https://theconversation.com/can-at-home-dna-tests-predict-how-youll-respond-to-your-medications-pharmacists-explain-the-risks-and-benefits-of-pharmacogenetic-testing-209312

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Can at-home DNA tests predict how you'll respond to your medications? Pharmacists explain the risks and benefits of pharmacogenetic testing

Genetic testing can help take the guesswork out of finding the right treatment. For certain diseases. To an extent.

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Oct 16, 2023 at 9:53pmWeb
Show threadTHIS ACCOUNT HAS MOVEDOct 16, 2023
@TheConversationUS so cool to put huge DNA in a plastic thing!
Show threadNikiStoneOct 20, 2023
@TheConversationUS it will be soon. PCR testing designed by Kerry Mullis will assist with this.