Pharmacogenomics: The future of medicine?
Celeste Cohen Picture credit: National Human Genome Research Institute Note: All terms shown in bold are defined in the glossary at the end of the article. Defining Pharmacogenomics From chemotherapy to HIV drugs, the past century has seen rapid advances in medical innovation, which have given rise to a wide range […]
Huntington’s disease: prevention and current innovations in treatment
Huntington’s disease: prevention and current innovations in treatment Jenny Chatzigerou Glossary Allele, Antibody, Autosomal, DNA, Gene, MicroRNA, mRNA, Neurodegenerative disorder, Neuron, Neuroleptic, Neurotransmitter, Nucleotide, Polymorphism, RNA Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that was first described in 1872 by the physician George Huntington,1 in his seminal paper ‘On Chorea’. Huntington described the condition […]