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Genomics Is And Will Be A Transformational Megatrend In Medical Care But The Path to Targeted Drugs Will Be Rocky At Best

Medical Megatrends – Genomics Part III

 

Genomics promises to fundamentally change much of medical care as described in the two prior posts on this subject.  But the ultimate value of this new understanding of basic human biology will in many cases come with fits and starts. The saga of belimumab (Benlysta) and Human Genome Sciences is illustrative.

 

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs in somewhere between 300,000 and 4 million Americans according to the…

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