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Nature 435, 1008-1009 (23 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/4351008a; Published online 22 June 2005

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Drug targeting: is race enough?

Meredith Wadman

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Pharmaceutical firms urged to look beyond race as first 'Personalized' drug is approved

The expected approval in the United States of the first drug targeted to a specific racial group is sparking debate about the future of 'personalized' medicine.Enthusiasts predict a future in which people are given genetic tests to help choose the drug to which they will respond best.

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