Personalized medicine for bronchial asthma and allergies

Publication date: July 2014 Source:Personalized Medicine Universe, Volume 3 Author(s): Naomi Kondo , Manami Kuwabara , Eiko Matsui , Hitomi Kodama , Masumi Kumada , Kuniyo Kondo , Tomiko Nagata , Sayuri Toida , Hiroshi Mishina , Junko Iwasaki , Yukari Matsuno , Yayoi Furuta , Akiko Shinoda , Sumio Yoshizaki , Chie Tanaka , Akiko Akita , Koutarou Taguchi , Kimiko Hirano The pathogeneses and clinical features of allergies vary greatly from patient to patient. Therefore, the establishment of individualized therapy in the form of personalized medicine is essential. We have published a guideline on personalized medicine for asthma, based on a patient's clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and the pharmacogenetics of anti-asthmatic drugs. Here, we describe personalized treatments for bronchial asthma and food allergies that we are currently putting into practice.
Source: Personalized Medicine Universe - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research