Personalized & precision medicine approaches for the treatment of cardiovascular disease
Isabela Garcia Pleijlar Abbreviations CAD, Coronary Artery Disease; CHD, Congenital Heart Disease; CVD, Cardiovascular Disease; DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid; ESCs, Embryonic Stem Cells; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; FRESH, Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels; hERG, the human ether-a-go-go related gene; hESC-CM, human Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes; HGF, Hepatocyte Growth Factor; hiPSC-CMs, human induced Pluripotent […]
The use of Stem Cells in Modern Medicine
Lovisa Lindquist Abbreviations CNS, central nervous system; ESC, embryonic stem cell; FDA, Food & drug administration; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; HSC, hematopoietic stem cell; ICM, inner cell mass; iPSC, induced pluripotent stem cell; IVF, in vitro fertilization; MS, multiple sclerosis; MSC, mesenchymal stem cells; SC, stem cell Glossary Adipose tissue, Amniotic sac, Antigen, Autoimmune […]
What is meant by the terms Personalized and Precision Medicine?
Lovisa Lindquist Glossary Cell Cycle, Chromosome, Cystic Fibrosis, CFTR gene, Deletion, DNA, Epigenetics, Frameshift Mutation, Gene, Gene Therapy, Genetic Testing, Genotype, Inversion, mRNA, Mutation, Personalized Medicine, Phenotype, Precision Medicine, Protein, Translocation, Tumour Heterogeneity, Tumor Suppressor Gene Currently, the majority of healthcare systems around the world employ a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach when treating patients that have […]