Personalized medicine in rare diseases

In this Personalized Medicine commentary, find out how why defining rare diseases and personalized medicine are crucial for successful clinical application.

“in recent years rare diseases have become an important field of interest for both translational research and the application of personalized medicine approach to individual patients”

In this commentary from Personalized Medicine, Francesc Palau, Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (Spain), discusses the challenges of utilizing personalized medicine for rare indications. He posits that before we can address these, it’s crucial to fully characterize rare diseases and how they differ to common ones.

Palau F. Personalized medicine in rare diseases. Per. Med. 9(2), 137—141 (2012)