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NALT Full

Preferred term

precision medicine

Type

Topic

Definition

Clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to optimal disease management based on individual variations in a patient's genetic profile.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

therapeutics

Synonyms

individualized medicine
personalized medicine
theranostics

In other languages

medicina de precisión

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/313798

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