"Pharmacogenetics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A branch of genetics which deals with the genetic variability in individual responses to drugs and drug metabolism (BIOTRANSFORMATION).
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D010597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.343.750 H01.158.703.052 H02.628.479
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharmacogenetics" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of NAT, GST, and CYP2E1 Genetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations: Implications for Treatment of Tuberculosis and Other Diseases. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 May; 117(5):1338-1357.
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Advancing pharmacogenetics research in Africa: the "Project Africa GRADIENT" initiative. Drug Discov Today. 2024 May; 29(5):103939.
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Characterization of CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024 03; 115(3):576-594.
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Characterization of CYP2C19 pharmacogenetic variation in African populations and comparison with other global populations. Pharmacogenomics. 2023 Nov; 24(16):845-857.
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The African Liver Tissue Biorepository Consortium: Capacitating Population-Appropriate Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacogenetics Research in Drug Discovery and Development. Drug Metab Dispos. 2023 Dec; 51(12):1551-1560.
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Pharmacogenetics of tenofovir renal toxicity in HIV-positive Southern Africans. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2023 07 01; 33(5):91-100.
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Pharmacogenetics of tenofovir clearance among Southern Africans living with HIV. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2023 06 01; 33(4):79-87.
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Promoting Pharmacogenomics in Africa: Perspectives From Variation in G6PD and Other Pharmacogenes. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 03; 113(3):476-479.
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Pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic associations with dolutegravir neuropsychiatric adverse events in an African population. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 10 28; 77(11):3110-3117.
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Characterization of CYP2D6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 03; 113(3):643-659.